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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Acraea issoria issoria
Yellow Coster
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Acraeinae
Description:
First recorded in Hong Kong in 2002. Caterpillars feed on
Boehmeria nivea
. Wingspan ranges from 60 to 70mm. Sexual dimorphism.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Rare
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Tai Lam Wu, A Ma Wat, Hok Tau, Chuen Lung, Sha Lo Tung
Global Distribution
Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang, Taiwan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines
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References
More on Butterfly in HK
Chou, I. 1994.
Monographia Phopalocerorum Sinensium
. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.
