Subspecies in India
No subspecies are listed under this species.
Taxonomic Information
This species was until recently treated as a subspecies of Pseudocoladenia dan – Fulvous Pied Flat, as Pseudocoladenia dan fabia (Evans, 1949) – Himalayan Fulvous Pied Flat. A recent molecular phylogenetic and morphological study raised the taxon to the species level based on differences in the male genitalia and phylogenetic distinctiveness (Hou et al. 2023).
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Pseudocoladenia fabia - Dented Pied Flat
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Hou, Y., C. Cao, H. Chiba, Z. Chang, S. Huang, L. Zhu, K. Kunte, H. Zhenfu, M. Wang, and X. Fan. 2023. Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography, and classification of Pseudocoladenia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, published online ahead of print.
Page citation
Kunte, K. 2025. Pseudocoladenia fabia (Evans, 1949) – Dented Pied Flat. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/pseudocoladenia-fabia, accessed 2025/01/18.