Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Danaus genutia genutia Common Tiger
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Danainae
Other Common Name(s):	Dark-veined Tiger
Description:	Caterpillars feed on poisonous plant Graphistemma pictum. Wingspan ranges from 70 to 80mm. On flight throughout the whole year. Male has sex pouch in the hingwing. Overwinter in colonies.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Sri Lanka, Andaman, Nicobar Islands, Hainan, Taiwan, Malay peninsula, Palawan

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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.

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.