Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Jamides bochus bochus Dark Cerulean
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Other Name(s):	Jamides bochus formosanus (Fruhstorfer, 1915)
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Puperaria lobata and Millettia nitida. Wingspan about 25 to 30mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year except February to April.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong. Global Distribution Sri Lanka, India, China, Burma, Thailand, Sichuan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Tongking (Vietnam), Hainan

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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.