Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Ampittia dioscorides etura Bush Hopper
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	A small skipper inhabits in abandoned paddy fields. Wingspan ranges from 20 to 25mm. Sexual dimorphism. Females have smaller yellow spots in forewing and hindwing. They occur from March to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in abandoned paddy field throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Tongking (Vietnam), Hainan, Taiwan

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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.