Common Bluebottle
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Common Bluebottle
Latin Name
๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ข๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ
Taxa
Family
Papilionidae
Habitats
Features
Wings are browinsh black, with a chain of glossy bluish green bands in the center across the forewings and hindwings. There are several red spots on the underside of each hindwing.
Behaviour
Flight is rapid. Caterpillar feeds on host plant ๐๐ช๐ต๐ด๐ฆ๐ข ๐จ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข.
- Lau, P. (Ed.) (1997). Butterflies of Hong Kong. Paul Lau Photography.
- Yiu, V. (Ed.) (2004).ใ้ฆๆธฏ่ง่ถๅ้่ง่ถๅฐๅใ[Hong Kong Butterfly Guide and Observation Sites]. Hong Kong Lepidopteristsโ Society and Hong Kong Discovery.
