Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Potanthus pava pava Yellow Dart
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Other Common Name(s):	Pava Dart , Yellow Band Dart
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Miscanthus sinensis. Wingspan ranges from 25 to 30mm. They occur from February to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Plover Cove Global Distribution Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Thailand, Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong, Taiwan, Indo-China, Malay peninsula

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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.