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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus
Conjoined Swift
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Microstegium ciliatum
. Wingspan ranges from 30 to 50mm. They occur from March to December.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Rare
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Ngong Ping, Shing Mun, Pak Tam Chung, Fung Yuen
Global Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Philippines, Indo-China, Maly peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Lesser Sundas, Timor
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.
Young, J.J., Yiu, V. 2002.
Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong
. Wan Li Book Co Ltd.