Hong Kong Butterflies 19

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 a continuous burst of shutter release clicking sound and people are thrilled when they caught it digitally. 

We may be lucky to see a few rare species of butterflies showing up today.

A Golden Birdwing (Troides aeacus 金 裳 鳳 蝶 ), which is one of the largest butterflies in Hong Kong, is spotted flying around the tree tops. Their wingspan can be as wide as 16 cm, They are listed as butterflies of local conservation concern.