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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Zographetus satwa
Purple and Gold Flitter
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
Description:
Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm. They occur from July to October.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Rare
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Regional Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Lung Kwu Tan, Siu Lang Shui, Tai Po Kau
Global Distribution
Nepal, NE India, Burma, Thailand, Hainan, Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java
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.