Table 8.4      Additional butterfly species reported in the study area between 1998 and 1999 (P. K. L. Lau, pers. comm.).

 

Common name

Latin name

Abundance

Striped Blue Crow

Euploea mulciber

UC

Hong Kong Cupid

Everes lacturnus

C

Cornelian

Deudorix epijarbas

R

Long-banded Silverline

Spindasis lohita

UC

Small White

Artogeia rapae

R

Orange Awlet

Bibasis oedipodea

R

Baron

Euthalia phemius

UC

Grey Pansy

Junonia atlites

C

Lemon Pansy

Junonia lemonias

UC

Blue Pansy

Junonia orithya

UC

Grass Demon

Udaspes folus

R

Red Admiral

Vanessa indica

UC

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

R

Hong Kong Lacewing

Cethosia biblis

UC

Hong Kong Fritillary

Argyreus hyperbius

VC

Swallowtail

Papilio xuthus

UC

Chinese Peacock

Papilio bianor

C

Fivebar Swordtail

Graphium antiphates

C

Golden Birdwing

Troides aeacus

R

Birdwing

Troides helena

UC

Yellow Orange Tip

Ixias pyrene

UC

Abundance: C = common, VC = very common, UN = uncommon, R = rare (Walthew 1997)