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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Neptis miah nolana
Small Yellow Sailer
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Description:
First recorded in Hong Kong in 2004. The upperside of the wings are black with orange bands while that of the underside are reddish-brown, alternating with white bands. Wingspan about 50mm. They occur in June and July.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Very Rare
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Tai Mo Shan Country Park
Global Distribution
Sichuan, Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Malaysia, India, Sumatra
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References
More on Butterfly in HK
Chou, I. 1994.
Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium
. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.
