Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Telicota bambusae Greenish Palm Dart
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Other Common Name(s):	Greenish Darter
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Bambusa multiplex. Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm. Male has distinctive forewing sex band. They occur from January to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in grassland and shrubland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution N Vietnam, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan

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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.

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.