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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Papilio helenus helenus
Red Helen
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
蝴蝶
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Description: Caterpillars feed on Zanthoxylum nitidum. Wingspan ranges from 80 to 110mm. On flight throughout the whole year.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Very Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
  • Nepal, NE India, China, Indo-China, Malay peninsula, Singapore
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References
  • Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.
  • Hill, D.S., Johnson, G., Bascombe, M.J., 1978. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 11: 1-62.