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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
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General Information
Ypthima baldus baldus
Common Five-ring
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Satyrinae
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Micostegium ciliatum
. Wingspan ranges from 30 to 45mm. On flight throughout the whole year.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Very Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed in grassland throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
NW & NE India, Burma, Thailand, Sichuan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, 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.