Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Eurema hecabe hecabe Common Grass Yellow
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Subfamily:	Coliadinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Cassia lebbeck. Wingspan ranges from 40 to 50mm. They occur throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution NW India, Jiangsu, Korea, S Japan, Philippines, Borneo

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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.