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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
Distribution
Photo Gallery
References
General Information
Astictopterus jama chinensis
Forest Hopper
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Digitaria cruciata
and
Miscanthus sinensis
. Wingspan ranges from 25 to 35mm. They occur from March to October.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed throughout the grassland in Hong Kong
Global Distribution
Guangxi eastward
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Butterfly in HK
Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999.
The butterflies of Hong Kong.
Academic Press.
