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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

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
  • 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.