Forget-me-not
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Forget-me-not
Latin Name
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Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Lycaenidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village
Mangroves
Salt Pan
Former Farmland
Features
On the upperwings, male is metallic purple with a black spot in the tornal area of each hindwing, whereas female displays metallic purple-blue color only at the bases with thick black borders. Both sexes has greyish white underwings, with a black spot posited between two white-edged brown strikes each forewing. They have a pair of tails, and a orange-crowned black ocelli at the tornal area of each hindwing.
Behaviour
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Fun Fact
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Reference
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- AFCD (2021). Hong Kong Biodiversity Information Hub. https://bih.gov.hk/en/species-database/species-information/index.html?id=4525
- Pun, S. F. (2024). Fung Yuen Eco Series - Hong Kong Butterfly Identification Guide (1st ed.). Hong Kong: Environmental Assoication Ltd., Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve.