Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Pratapa deva devula White Royal
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Theclinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Scurrula parasitica. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 40mm. They occur throughout the whole year except May.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Tai Po Kau, Pokfulam, Kuk Po, Pak Sha O, Victoria Peak, Wu Kau Tang, Fung Yuen Global Distribution Fuzhou

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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.