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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Euploea mulciber mulciber
Striped Blue Crow
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Description: Caterpillars feed on poisonous plant Toxocarpus wightianus. Wingspan ranges from 80 to 90mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year except April and May.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Uncommon
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Tai Po Kau, Lung Kwu Tan, Cloudy Hill, Ho Chung, Wong Lung Hang, Shing Mun Reservoir, Pak Sin Leng, Plover Cove
Global Distribution
  • Northwest & Northeast India, Singapore, Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian, Tongking (Vietnam)
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
  • 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.
  • Hill, D.S., Johnson, G., Bascombe, M.J. 1978. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 11: 1-62.