Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Junonia lemonias lemonias Lemon Pansy
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Other Name(s):	Precis lemonias lemonias
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Lepidagathis incurva. Wingspan ranges from 50 to 65mm. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Wu Kau Tang, Shan Liu, Shui Long Wo, Tong Fuk, Pak Tam Chung Global Distribution Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Sri Lanka, India, Malay peninsula, Indo-China

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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.

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.

Walthew, G. 1997. The status and flight periods of Hong Kong Butterflies. The Porcupine! 16: 34-37.