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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Tagiades menaka
Dark Edged Snow Flat
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Pyrginae
Description:
Wingspan ranges from 35 to 40mm. They tend to stay in the underside of leaves. They occur from March to July.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Uncommon
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Butterfly in HK
Young, J.J., Yiu, V. 2002.
Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong
. Wan Li Book Co Ltd.