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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Hyarotis adrastus praba
Tree Flitter
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 45mm. They occur from March to November.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Uncommon
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
India, Burma, Thailand, Hainan, Guangdong, Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Palawan
Photo Gallery
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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.