Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Abraximorpha davidii esta Magpie Flat
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Pyrginae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Rubus reflexus and Celastrus Hindsi. Wingspan ranges from 40 to 55mm. They occur from May to August.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution N Burma, Yunnan, Tongking (Vietnam), Guangdong

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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.