Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Kallima inachus chinensis Orange Oakleaf
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Description:	Wingspan ranges from 55 to 75mm. They occur from April to June and October to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Species of Conservation Concern

Fellowes et al. (2002)

Local Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Tai Po Kau, Tai Mo Shan, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Shing Mun Global Distribution S Xizang, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, 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.