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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Lamproptera curius walkeri
White Dragontail
Animal Group:
Butterfly
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
More on Butterfly in HK
Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999.
The butterflies of Hong Kong.
Academic Press.