Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Tagiades litigiosus litigiosus Water Snow Flat
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Pyrginae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Dioscorea fordii. Wingspan ranges from 35 to 40mm. They tend to stay in the underside of leaves. They occur from April to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong. Global Distribution India, South China, Hainan

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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.