Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

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.