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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Papilio paris paris
Paris Peacock
 
Animal Group: Butterfly
蝴蝶
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Description: Caterpillars feed on Melicope pteleifolia. Wingspan ranges from 80 to 105mm. On flight throughout the whole year except January.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Very Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
  • Nepal, Northeast India, North Burma, North Thailand, South Yunnan, Tongking, China.
Photo Gallery
References
  • Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.
  • Hill, D.S., Johnson, G., Bascombe, M.J., 1978. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 11: 1-62.