| Pied flat |
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| Tagiades japetus obscurus from Kerala |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Hesperiidae |
| Genus: |
Tagiades |
| Species: |
T. japetus |
| Binomial name |
Tagiades japetus
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| Synonyms |
List
- Tagiades jepetus (Stoll, [1781])
- Papilio japetus Stoll, [1781]
- Tagiades janetta Butler, 1870
- Tagiades clericus Butler, 1882
- Tagiades kowaia Plötz, 1885
- Tagiades gamelia Miskin, 1889
- Tagiades australensis Mabille, 1891
- Tagiades tindalii Ribbe, 1899
- Tagiades bubasa Swinhoe, 1904
- Tagiades hovia Swinhoe, 1904
- Tagiades louisa Swinhoe, 1907
- Tagiades fergussonius Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Tagiades inconspicua Rothschild, 1915
- Tagiades vulcania Evans, 1934
- Hesperia atticus Fabricius, 1793
- Tagiades utanus Plötz, 1885
- Tagiades yotissa Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Tagiades rajaghra Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Pterygospidea japetus ravi Moore, [1866]
- Tagiades lugens Mabille, 1883
- Tagiades khasiana Moore, 1884
- Tagiades epicharmus Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Tagiades obscurus Mabille, 1876
- Tagiades distans Moore, [1881]
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Tagiades japetus, commonly known as the pied flat or the common snow flat, is a species of spread-winged skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is widely distributed, being found from India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, to Australia. It contains several recognized subspecies.