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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Lamproptera curius walkeri
White Dragontail
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
蝴蝶
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Other Common Name(s): Black & White Dragontail
Description: Caterpillars feed on Illigera celebica. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 45mm. They occur from February to November.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Rare
Fellowes et al. (2002)
  • Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Widely distributed in throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
  • Tongking, Hainan, Guangdong
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References
  • Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.