Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Suastus gremius gremius Indian Palm Bob
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Phoenix hanceana. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 40mm. They occur from March to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in grassland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution India, Burma, Thailand, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Indo-China, Malay peninsula

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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.

Hill, D.S., Johnson, G., Bascombe, M.J. 1978. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 11: 1-62.