Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Parnara guttata Common Straight Swift
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Apluda mutica. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 40mm. They occur from March to April and from July to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in grassland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution NE Pakistan, Himalayas to N Burma, Sichuan, Gansu, Heilongjiang, Korea, Japan, Hainana, Taiwan

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Walthew, G. 1997. The status and flight periods of Hong Kong Butterflies. The Porcupine! 16: 34-37.

Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.