Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Miletus chinensis chinensis Common Brownie
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Miletinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on aphids. Wingspan ranges from 25 to 30mm. They occur throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Fellowes et al. (2002)

Local Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Sham Wat, Ma On Shan, Tai Lam, Cloudy Hill, Ping Shan Tsai Global Distribution Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong

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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.