Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Cyrestis thyodamas chinensis Common Mapwing
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Other Common Name(s):	Mapwing
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Ficus species. Wingspan ranges from 45 to 55mm. They occur from March to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in woodland area throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Sichuan to Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangdong, Vietnam

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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.