Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis Common Rose
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Aristolochiae tagala. Wingspan ranges from 90 to 100mm. They occur from April to October.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong. Global Distribution Burma, Thailand, Indo China, Yunnan, Tongking, Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian

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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.

Walthew, G., 1997. The status and flight periods of Hong Kong Butterflies. Porcupine! 16: 34-37.