Fulvous Pied Flat

Fulvous Pied Flat

Pseudocoladenia dan

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cuc Phuong National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

7 Verified sightings at Cuc Phuong National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Fulvous Pied Flat

Pseudocoladenia dan, commonly known as the fulvous pied flat, is an Indomalayan species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from India to southeast Asia. Male. Upperside rufous-brown. Forewing with three semi-hyaline small white sub-apical spots from near the costa, the middle one the smallest and well inwards; in some examples one or both of the lower spots are absent; a large semi-hyaline spot inside the cell, near its end, its inner side square, its outer side deeply excavated, with a small spot between it and the costa, a small round spot near the base of the second median interspace, a much larger round spot in the middle of the first median interspace, and a minute spot (sometimes two) below them in the middle of the interno-median interspace, all these spots slightly tinged with ochreous, and varying much in size in diticrent examples; sometimes the large excavated spot in the cell is split into two, sometimes represented by a small round spot immediately below the sub-costal vein near the end of the cell, and sometimes it is entirely absent; there are some brownish indistinct marks on the wing, one in the interno-median interspace before the... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fulvous Pied Flat in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous Pied Flat sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 126 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Fulvous Pied Flat in Cuc Phuong National Park?

March

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous Pied Flat in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Cuc Phuong National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 390 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Fulvous Pied Flat?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fulvous Pied Flat sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Fulvous Pied Flat?

Only Cuc Phuong National Park, in our data

Cuc Phuong National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Fulvous Pied Flat sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Fulvous Pied Flat live in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Fulvous Pied Flat that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Chestnut Angle (about 20%), Branded Orange Awlet (about 20%) and Pedesta rubella (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Fulvous Pied Flat sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fulvous Pied Flat is recorded against all the insects logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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