Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Mycalesis mucianus South China Bush Brown
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Satyrinae
Other Name(s):	Mycalesis horsfieldii panthaka , Mycalesis zonata
Other Common Name(s):	Common Bush Brown
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Micostegium ciliatum. Wingspan ranges from 45 to 50mm. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan

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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.