2013/10/02
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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
Distribution
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General Information
Spindasis lohita formosana
Long-banded Silverline
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Subfamily:
Theclinae
Description:
Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35mm. They occur from January to November.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Common and widespread throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
Hainan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, 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.