''Pseudergolis wedah'', the tabby, is a species of
Nymphalid
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have ...
butterfly found in
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
. In India, it is found along the Himalayas where it is somewhat uncommon and extends into Southeast Asia east to Vietnam. It bears a resemblance to the Castor butterfly ''Ariadne merione'' which was formerly placed in the genus ''Ergolis''.
The genus is placed in the subfamily Pseudergolinae along with other genera such as ''Dichorragia'', ''Stibochiona'' and ''Amnosia''. The genus has two species, the other being ''avesta'' which is found in Sulawesi. The larval host plants belong to the family Urticaceae and include ''Debregeasia bicolor''. The greenish larvae have a branched horn-like structure on the dark head.
Subspecies
*''Pseudergolis wedah wedah'' (north-western Himalayas to Sikkim, northern Burma, northern Indo-China, Yunnan)
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*''Pseudergolis wedah chinensis'' Fruhstorfer
References
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Pseudergolinae
Butterflies described in 1848
Taxa named by Vincenz Kollar
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