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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
Conservation
Distribution
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References
General Information
 
Junonia iphita iphita
Chocolate Pansy
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
蝴蝶
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Other Name(s): Precis iphita iphita
Description: Wingspan ranges from 55 to 65mm. They occur from March to December.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Widely distributed in abandoned grassland and abandoned field throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
  • Sichuan, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangdong, Taiwan, Vietnam
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
  • 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.
  • Hill, D.S., Johnson, G., Bascombe, M.J., 1978. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 11: 1-62.