Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia Restricted Demon
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Alpinia serumbet. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 40mm. They occur from March to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Sri Lanka, South India, Nepal, Northeast India, Burma, Thailand, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Indo-China, Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo

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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.