Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Sinthusa chandrana grotei Broad Spark
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Theclinae
Other Common Name(s):	Bush Flash
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Rubus reflexus. Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm.They occur throughout the whole year except November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Sikkim, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore

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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.