Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Polyura nepenthes nepenthes Shan Nawab
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Charaxinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Archidendron lucidum and Ventilago leiocarpa. Wingspan ranges from 70 to 90mm. They occur from April to October.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Cloudy Hill, Shing Mun, Tai Po Kau, Victoria Peak, Lai Chi Wo, Pak Sha O Global Distribution Sichuan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Burma, Thailand, North Vietnam

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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.