Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Iambrix salsala salsala Chestnut Bob
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Lophatherum gracile. Wingspan ranges from 20 to 30mm. Sexual dimorphism. Male has a sex band in the forewing upperdside. They occur from April to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in grassland and woodland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Burma, Thailand, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Philippines, Indo-China, Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java

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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.