Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Junonia orithya orithya Blue Pansy
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Other Name(s):	Precis orithya orithya
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Justicia procumbens. Wingspan ranges from 40 to 50mm. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Wu Kau Tang, Fan Lau, Ngau Ngak Shan, Yung Shue O, Wong Lung Hang, Shan Liu, Lung Kwu Tang Global Distribution Xizang, Sichuan, Gansu, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Guangdong, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands

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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.

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

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.