Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Graphium doson axion Common Jay
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Other Name(s):	Graphium doson axion (Felder & Felder, 1864)
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Michelia alba. Wingspan ranges from 70 to 80mm. They occur from February to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Nepal, NE India, China, Burma, Thailand

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.