Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Parnara bada bada Oriental Straight Swift
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Apluda mutica. Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm. They occur from April to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in grassland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Thailand, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Bejing, Taiwan, Shaanxi, Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa

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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.