Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Nacaduba kurava euplea Transparent 6-line Blue
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Description:	Wingspan ranges from 25 to 30mm. Sexual dimorphism. They occur throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Nepal, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Burma, Thailand

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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.

Walthew, G. 1997. The status and flight periods of Hong Kong Butterflies. The Porcupine! 16: 34-37.