Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Faunis eumeus eumeus Large Faun
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Amathusiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Phoenix hancean. Wingspan ranges from 60 to 70mm. On flight throughtout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangdong

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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.