Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Ypthima praenubila praenubila Common Four-ring
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Satyrinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Microstegium ciliatum. Wingspan ranges from 40 to 60mm. They occur from April to June.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Species of Conservation Concern

Fellowes et al. (2002)

Local Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Mount Nicholson, Tai Po Kau, Tai Tam, Quarry Bay, Ma On Shan Global Distribution Sichuan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang

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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.