Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Limenitis sulpitia Five-dot Sergeant
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Other Name(s):	Parathyma sulpitia
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Lonicera confusa and Lonicera macrantha. Wingspan ranges from 55 to 70mm. They occur from February to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in woodland area throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Guangdong, Hainan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Vietnam, Burma, India

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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.