Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Argyreus hyperbius hyperbius Indian Fritillary
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Other Common Name(s):	Hong Kong Fritillary
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Viola betonicifolia and Viola odorata. Wingspan ranges from 60 to 80mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Asiatic continental range (Except Sri Lanka, South India), South Japan, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Hainan, Taiwan

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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.