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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
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General Information
Papilio protenor protenor
Spangle
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Subfamily:
Papilioninae
Other Common Name(s):
藍美鳳蝶 , 黑鳳蝶 , 無尾黑鳳蝶 , 無尾美鳳蝶
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Zanthoxylum nitidum
. Wingspan ranges from 90 to 115mm. They occur from February to November.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Very Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
Henan, Shandong, India, Vienam
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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.
Young, J.J., Yiu, V., 2002.
Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong.
Wan Li Book Co Ltd.
武春生. 2001. 中國動物誌昆蟲綱第二十五卷鱗翅目鳳蝶科.科學出版社.