Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Papilio xuthus xuthus Swallowtail
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Zanthoxylum nitidum. Wingspan ranges from 80 to 110mm. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Kap Lung, Ma On Shan, Tai Tam, Sha Lo Wan, Kat O, Lung Kwu Tan, Wu Kau Tang, Lung Kwu Chau Global Distribution China

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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.