Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum Chestnut Angle
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Pyrginae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Hibiscus tiliaceus. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 45mm. They occur from April to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in shrubland and woodland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Sri Lanka to S China, Hainan, 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.

Walthew, G. 1997. The status and flight periods of Hong Kong Butterflies. The Porcupine! 16: 34-37.