Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

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Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Uncaria hirsuta. Wingspan ranges from 60 to 75mm. They occur in June and July.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Species of Conservation Concern

Fellowes et al. (2002)

Local Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Ma On Shan, Pak Tam Chung, Kap Hang Tun, Aberdeen, Shek Lee Pui Global Distribution Northwest and Northeast India, Hainan, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China

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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.