Tagiades, commonly known as snow flats, is a genus of spread-wingedskipper butterflies. It is the type genus of the tribeTagiadini of the subfamilyPyrginae in the familyHesperiidae. 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.[2]
Tagiades japetus (Stoll, [1781]) (pied flat or common snow flat) - widespread in India, Indochina, maritime Southeast Asia, and north-eastern Australia
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