Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Ixias pyrene pyrene Yellow Orange Tip
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Subfamily:	Pierinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Capparis cantoniensis. Wingspan ranges from 50 to 60mm. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian

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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.