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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Rapala manea schistacea
Slate Flash
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Subfamily:
Theclinae
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Viburum odoratissimum
. Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm. Male has a pouch-like androconia in the hindwings. They occur throughout the whole year.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, India
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Butterfly in HK
Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999.
The butterflies of Hong Kong.
Academic Press.