Tagiades ultra
Ultra Snow Flat
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Genus | Tagiades |
| Species: | ultra |
| Common Name: | Ultra Snow Flat |
| Wingspan: | 37-43 mm |
| Status: | moderately rare |
| Life History: | complete |
| Extant in countries: | •Thailand •Malaysia •Singapore |
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Description
To be detailed.
Habitat & Habits
All the Tagiades are sun-loving butterflies, which are found amongst tall shrubs and trees at the forest edge. They fly so rapidly that only the whitened area of the hindwings may betray their presence; they settle on the edge of a leaf with wings fully outspread.
Other Observations
This butterfly is one of the several Snow Flats that is encountered in Singapore. As only Tagiades calligana and Tagiades gana gana were reported to exist in Singapore, this species may be regarded as a "new" find to Singapore.
Early Stages
Refer to the ButterflyCircle's blog article - Life History of the Ultra Snow Flat.
Further Reading
To be detailed.
Early Stages Photos
Egg
Caterpillar
Pupa