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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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Conservation
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General Information
Celastrina lavendularis limbata
Plain Hedge Blue
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Subfamily:
Polyommatinae
Description:
Wingspan ranges from 25 to 30mm. Sexual dimorphism. They occur from March to July.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Very Rare
Species of Conservation Concern
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Tai Po Kau, Tai Lam Country Park, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Ngau Ngak Shan
Global Distribution
N India, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang
Photo Gallery
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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.
Young, J.J., Yiu, V. 2002.
Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong
. Wan Li Book Co Ltd.