Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Pseudoborbo bevani Bevan's Swift
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Other Name(s):	Pseudoborbo bevani
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Ischaemum indicum and Microstegium ciliatum.Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm. They occur from March to April and from July to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Keung Shan, Sham Chung, Cheung Sheung, San Uk Ha, Tai Mo Shan, Shing Mun, Pui O, Ngong Ping Global Distribution India, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Luzon, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Darwin

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