Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Rohana parisatis staurakius Black Prince
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Celtis timorensis. Wingspan ranges from 40 to 50mm. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout the woodland in Hong Kong Global Distribution Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia

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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.

Chou, I. 1994. Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.