Common Sailer
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Common Sailer
Latin Name
๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐บ๐ญ๐ข๐ด
Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Nymphalidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village
Mangroves
Coast
Former Farmland
Features
The upperwings are black-brown. When the wings opens, three white broad parallel lines made up of spots could be seen on the upperwings. In particular, the line posited in the cell of forewings shapes like ink brush, with blunt tips. The underwings are yellowish brown, with similar white patches as the upperwings, which are additionally encicled by brown edge.
Behaviour
Likes gliding, active near the lowland. Caterpillars feed on host plants such as ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ง๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ, and ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด๐ข.
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Reference
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- Yiu, V. (Ed.) (2004).ใ้ฆๆธฏ่ง่ถๅ้่ง่ถๅฐๅใ[Hong Kong Butterfly Guide and Observation Sites]. Hong Kong Lepidopteristsโ Society and Hong Kong Discovery.
- AFCD (2021). Hong Kong Biodiversity Information Hub. https://bih.gov.hk/en/species-database/species-information/index.html?id=4066