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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Parantica aglea melanoides
Glassy Tiger
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Danainae
Other Name(s):
Danaus aglea
Description:
Caterpillars feed on poisonous plant
Tylophora ovata
. Wingspan ranges from 70 to 80mm. On flight throughout the whole year.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
Sri Lanka, India, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Indo-China, Malay peninsula
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
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.