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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Papilio helenus helenus
Red Helen
Animal Group:
Butterfly
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
More on Butterfly in HK
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.