Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Troides aeacus aeacus Golden Birdwing
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Aristolochia tagala . Wingspan ranges from 95 to 160mm. Sexual dimorphism. Females are generally larger than males and have additional trangle spots in hindwings. The spots in outer margin are shadowed with black scales. Males do not have sub-marginal spots in hindwings but they have a fold at the front edge which contain scent scales. They occur from April to October.

Conservation Status

Statutory Protection in Hong Kong

Listed in Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap. 586)

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Species of Conservation Concern

Fellowes et al. (2002)

Local Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Central Burma, N Thailand, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hanian, Fujian

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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.

Wu, C.S. 2001. Fauna Sinica. Insecta Vol. 25. Lepidoptera Papilionidae. Science Press.