2022/01/12
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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Papilio clytia
Common Mime
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Subfamily:
Papilioninae
Other Name(s):
Chilasa clytia
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Litsea glutinosa
and
Cinnamomum camphora
. Wingspan ranges from 80 to 105mm. 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, Burma, Thailand, Yunnan, Zhejiang, 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.