Hong Kong Butterflies 5

Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus 亮灰蝶) is a common blue in the Hong Kong Park. It usually flies around its larval food plants such as Smooth Crotalaria (Crotalaria pallida). It can be easily recognized as there is a broad white band at the edge on the undersides of its wings.

亮灰蝶是香港公園常見的灰蝶。在夏季可看到亮灰蝶在牠的幼蟲寄主植物如豬屎豆(Crotalaria pallida)徘徊。亮灰蝶翅膀腹面的外緣有一條易認的寬闊的白色斑紋，為與其他灰蝶明顯不同的特徵。