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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
Conservation
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References
General Information
 
Delias belladonna kwangtungensis
Hill Jezebel
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Description: Wingspan ranges from 75 to 90mm. They occur in April.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Very Rare
  • Species of Conservation Concern
Fellowes et al. (2002)
  • Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Kwun Yam Shan, Plover Cove
Global Distribution
  • Guangxi, Zhejiang
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
  • Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.