Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Notocrypta paralysos Banded Demon
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Description:	Caterpillars feeds on Alpinia hainanensis. For adults, the white band on their forewing underside extend to forewing costa. They occur from March to November.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Rare

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Distributed in woodland throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia

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