<> Pseudergolis wedah Kollar, [1844] <>

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Photo taken at Chiang Dao Nature Sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 540m a.s.l.

Pseudergolis wedah is confined mostly to the northern part of the region. It is a very active butterfly that is usually seen near streams. Both sexes are similar in appearance but the rarely-seen female is often slightly paler in colour than the male. Occasionally found resting on the underside of leaves. Both sexes bask either on the ground or on low foliage. They also settle on twigs, facing head-downwards, to bask with wings outspread.

The species is multivoltine with several broods per year. Eggs are laid singly on the underside of a leaf on the host plant. Previously in the Cyrestinae sub-family but now reassigned to the Pseudergolinae.

Synonyms: Precis hara, Precis wedah

Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Pseudergolinae - Pseudergolis - wedah

Regional subspecies: Pseudergolis wedah wedah (Nepal, Bhutan, NE India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Yunnan-China)

Regional Distribution: Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China

Habitat: Pseudergolis wedah is found in evergreen and deciduous montane forest. It has been recorded at elevations up to 3000m a.s.l. in Nepal.

Flight time: all year, depending on location Wingspan: 45-55mm

Life History: not known

Larval Hosts: Debregeasia longifolia, Debregeasia orientalis, Debregeasia saeneb, Oreocnide frutescens (Urticaceae), Poa pratensis (Poaceae).
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.