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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Papilio protenor protenor
Spangle
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
蝴蝶
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
Photo Gallery
References
  • 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.