Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Remelana jangala mudra Chocolate Royal
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Theclinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Cratoxylum cochinchinense. Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm.They occur throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution 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.