Kingdom Animalia Family Hesperiidae Tribe Tagiadini Rank Genus | Class Insecta Subfamily Pyrginae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Tagiades gana, Tagiades japetus, Tagiades litigiosa, Celaenorrhinus, Notocrypta | ||
Water snow flat tagiades litigiosa
Tagiades, commonly known as snow flats, is a genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies. It is the type genus of the tribe Tagiadini of the subfamily Pyrginae in the family Hesperiidae. It contains seventeen species; three of which are found in tropical Africa, while fourteen are found from India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, northeast Australia, to the Pacific Islands. They are primarily diurnal butterflies, and can usually be found in secondary forests at up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level. They can sometimes be encountered in partially cleared or cultivated areas. They are fast flyers, flying at an average height of 2 to 6 m (6.6 to 19.7 ft). They usually rest on the undersides of leaves. When disturbed they will fly away but will usually return to the preferred area, often to the same leaf.
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