Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Mottled Emigrant
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Subfamily:	Coliadinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Cassia occidentalis. Wingspan ranges from 60 to 70mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Sri Lanka, India, Fujian, Taiwan, Ryukyus, Philippines, Sundaland, Java, Sulwesi, the Moluccas

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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.