Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Delias hyparete hierte Painted Jezebel
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Subfamily:	Pierinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Microsolen cochinchinensis. Wingspan ranges from 70 to 80mm. On flight throughout the whole year except December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong

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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.