Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

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

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Young, J.J., Yiu, V. 2002. Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong. Wan Li Book Co Ltd.