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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Nymphalinae
Other Name(s):
Cynthia cardui cardui
Description:
Wingspan ranges from 45 to 55mm. They occur throughout the whole year except February, June and July.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Rare
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
N America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceanic Islands, Arctic Circle, Himalayas, SW Australia
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
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.
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.
