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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Pieris canidia canidia
Indian Cabbage White
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Subfamily:
Pierinae
Other Name(s):
Artogeia canidia
Other Common Name(s):
Common White
Description:
Wingspan ranges from 50 to 60mm. On flight throughout the whole year.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Very Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
Bangladesh, Burma, Xinjiang, Shandong, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Taiwan, 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.
