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The Graphium Agamemnon is commonly known as the Tailed Jay (統帥青鳳蝶). This butterfly also goes by the names Green-Spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay, or the Green Triangle. It has black wings which are speckled with fine green spots. Being a strong and restless flyer, it is so active that it flutters its wings constantly when […]
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The male Great Egg-fly (Hypolimnas bolina 幻紫斑蛺蝶) has black wings decorated with eye-catching metallic blue patches in the middle. It flies swiftly and is strongly territorial. This graceful Great Egg-fly also called Blue Moon butterflies dances in the garden with elegant dress in the Hong Kong Park yesterday.
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The Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia 東方菜粉蝶), a medium size butterfly, is common and can be seen all year round in Hong Kong. The wings of Indian Cabbage White are mainly white, while the wing tips and surfaces are decorated with black patches. It is a slow flyer, and one of the commonest butterflies in […]
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The Common Jester (Symbrenthia lilaea, 散紋盛蛺蝶), a brightly-coloured butterfly with three horizontal orange bands on the upper side of its wings, while the underside is yellow with brown blotches, was spotted on a sunny morning in the Hong Kong Park on 17th of this month. It is usually seen in forests usually basking on leaves […]
