Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus Purple Sapphire
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Lycaeninae
Other Name(s):	Heliophorus phoenicoparyphus
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Polygonium chinense. Wingspan about 30mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Yunnan, Hainan, Huangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang

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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.