Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Baoris farri farri Paintbrush Swift
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Bambusa multiplex. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 40mm. Male has brush of long hair in upper side of hindwing cell. They occur from February to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Deep Water Bay, Shing Mun, Lam Tsuen, Fung Yuen, Wu Kau Tang, Lai Chi Wo Global Distribution Nepal, India, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Hainan, Guangdong, Henan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Malay peninsula, Sumatra

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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.