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The Common Rose ( Pachliopta aristolochiae 紅珠鳳蝶) is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. With a wingspan of 9.0 – 10.0 cm the Common Rose is black with white and red spots. Hind wings have tails. Its striking red body and the bright red marks on the wings make it stand […]
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The common Mormon ( Papilio polytes 玉帶鳳蝶 ), is a common species of swallowtail butterfly and is one of the most common butterflies found in Hong Kong parks. It usually flies around nectar food plants such as Lantana. Its black hindwings consist of a white band made up of white spots, making it distinctive among other butterflies. The male common […]
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Another common butterfly, the Common Gull ( Cepora nerissa 黑脈園粉蝶) photographed in the Hong Kong Park today. This is a small to medium-sized butterfly, which belongs to the Pieridae family (Yellows and Whites). The Common Gull is white on the upperside with black wing margins and yellow with black markings on the underside. The colours are bright in the […]
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Today – 1 May 2019 – is a holiday in Hong Kong for Labour Day. It is a warm and sunny morning in the Hong Kong Park. As usual, many shutter bugs flock to the small garden near the waterlily pond where butterflies flutter around over the flowering plants. Once a butterfly stops on a flower sipping nectar, there comes suddenly […]
