South China Bush Brown
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
South China Bush Brown
Latin Name
๐๐บ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด
Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Nymphalidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village
Former Farmland
Features
The upperwings are dark brown with an eye marking on the forewings. The underwings are pale brown. The wet form has a pale yellow bar crosses the forewings and hindwings, with two eye markings posited on each forewing and and seven on each hindwing. The dry form are blurred, small, or even disappeared eye markings. The apical is flat. Males have sex brands on the hindwings.
Behaviour
Commonly found near the woodland and on the grassland. Often open its wings to enjoy the sun when the temperature is low. Caterpillars feed on host plant ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ.
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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=4061