Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Ampittia virgata Striped Bush Hopper
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Wingspan ranges from 25 to 30mm. Male has sex band in the upperside of forewing. They occur in June.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Species of Conservation Concern

Fellowes et al. (2002)

Local Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Ngong Ping Global Distribution 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.