on 野牡丹 Melastoma malabathricum MELASTOMATACEAE 野牡丹科
photo on:
20240331 x 13 (larva)
20240405 x1 (pupa)
20240416 x 6 (adult)
on 假蘋婆 Sterculia lanceolata MALVACEAE 錦葵科
photo on:
20240127 x 7
20240202 x 3
20240203 x 9
20240206 x 4
20240210 x 4
20240212 x 4
20240219 x 2
20240221 x 5 (prepupa)
20240222 x 2
20240223 x 3 (pupa)
20240225 x 2
20240228 x 1
20230229 x 2
20240301 x 9 (adult)
on 華南雲實_假老虎簕 Caesalpinia crista FABACEAE 豆科
photo on:
20231216 x 2
20231217 x 4
20231220 x 3 (pupa)
20240101 x 1
20240104 x 5
on 金銀花 Lonicera japonica CAPRIFOLIACEAE 忍冬科
photo on:
20231203 x 1
20231206 x 1 (pupa, 2 individuals in 1 cocoon)
20240216 x 7 (1st adult)
20240225 x 10 (2nd adult)
on 大佛肚竹 Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin' POACEAE 禾本科
photo on:
20220716 x 2
20220718 x 2
20220731 x 3 (adult)
on 楊桃 Averrhoa carambola OXALIDACEAE 酢漿草科
photo on:
20220707 x 7
20220708 x 3
20220709 x 8
20220714 x 6
20220716 x 1
20220718 x 1 (cocoon)
20220729 x 10 (adult)
on 鴨腳木_鵝掌柴 Schefflera heptaphylla ARALIACEAE 五加科
photo on:
20220322 x 4
20220323 x 1
20220326 x 1
20220330 x 2
20220331 x 2
20200402 x 4
20220405 x 7
20220409 x 7
20220410 x 9
20220414 x 4
20220415 x 1 (6cm)
20220416 x 6 (turning brown)
20220417 x 1 (leaf nest)
20220430 x 10 (adult)
on 水東哥 Saurauia tristyla ACTINIDIACEAE 獼猴桃科
photo on:
20220509 x 5
20220512 x 4 (skin shedded)
20220518 x 4 (skin shedded)
20220520 x 2
20220521 x 1
20220523 x 1
20220526 x 1 (cocoon)
20220606 x 6 (adult)
on 水東哥 Saurauia tristyla ACTINIDIACEAE 獼猴桃科
photo on:
20220514 x 1
20220519 x 3
20220520 x 8
20220521 x 1
20220526 x 2 (prepupa)
20220527 x 2 (pupa)
20220611 x 7 (adult, wings not opening properly)
photo on:
20220329 x 4 (pupa)
20220403 x 10 (adult)
on Saurauia tristyla 水東哥 (Actinidiaceae 獼猴桃科 )
photo on:
20210821 x 3
20210823 x 3
20210825 x 3
20210827 x 1
20210828 x 3
20210829 x 4
20210901 x 7
20210902 x 5
20210904 x 4
drown and died on 20210906, as it climb into the water I used to sustain the plant, so sad : (
on 散尾葵 Dypsis lutescens ARECACEAE 棕櫚科
photo on:
20220213
20220305 (pupa)
20220325 x 3 (adult)
on 鐘花蒲桃_長紅木 Syzygium myrtifolium MYRTACEAE 桃金娘科
photo on:
20220127 x 4
20220214 x 1
20220219 x 2
20220223 x 3
20220303 x 1 (pupa in cocoon)
20220317 x 11 (adult)
on 鴨腳木_鵝掌柴 Heptapleurum heptaphyllum (previously Schefflera heptaphylla) ARALIACEAE 五加科, about 12 individuals found, 6 turned into pupae, 6 came out a parasite: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108297366
interestingly, Imma and parasite cocoons formed on the same day, and adults came out on the same day : )
photo on:
20220224 x 5
20220225 x 3
20220226 x 2
20220227 x 3
20220228 x 3
20220301 x 2
20220302 x 2
20220304 x 7
20220305 x 5
20220308 x 4 (6 pupae in cocoons formed, others came out parasites)
20220316 x 6 ( 3 adults emerged)
on 肖梵天花 Urena lobata MALVACEAE錦葵科
photo on:
20220212 x 7
20220214 x 3
20220219 x 4
20220302 x 4
20220306 x 6
20220308 x 6
20220310 x 2 (prepupa in leaf nest, forming pupa in 20220312)
20220321 x 9 (adult)
on 鯽魚膽 Maesa perlarius MYRSINACEAE 紫金牛科
photo on:
20200203 x 5
20200204 x 1
20220206 x 1
20220207 x 1 (pupa)
20220221 x 2 (adult)
on 龍船花 Ixora chinensis (RUBIACEAE 茜草科)
photo on:
20211221 x 2
20211226 x 2 (pupa)
20220107 x 2
20220111 x 1 (adult)
20220112 x 1
on 銀柴 Aporosa dioica (大戟科 Euphorbiaceae)
photo on:
20210902 x 7
20210904 x 9
20210910 x 7
20210913 x 1 (beautiful leaf-nest with prepupa inside)
20210916 x 1 (pupa)
20210924 x 4 (adult)
egg to adult ...within 33days
first instar larvae feed on leaves of Phyllanthus tenellus (纖梗葉下珠)
second instar larvae feed on leaves of Flueggea virosa (白飯樹)
larva is found hunting a pupation site
on 紅背山麻桿 Alchornea trewioides (大戟科 Euphorbiaceae)
photo on:
20210724 x 1
20210726 x 6
20210730 x 2 (prepupa)
20210801 x 1 (pupa)
20210807 x 1
20210810 x 6 (adult)
on 香港大沙葉
學名:Pavetta hongkongensis
Caught & released
on 牛眼馬錢
學名:Strychnos angustiflora
on 山牡荊
學名:Vitex quinata
on 楓香
學名:Liquidambar formosana /
烏桕
學名:Triadica sebifera
on
假鷹爪
學名:Desmos chinensis
on 青葉苧麻
學名:Boehmeria nivea var. tenacissima
on 牡荊
學名:Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia
Reared from a caterpillar found on Dichroea febrifuga at Kadoorie Farm & BG
on 鬼針草
Bidens pilosa
on 大紅花
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
on 合絲肖菝葜Heterosmilax japonica var. gaudichaudiana
from egg to adult .......67days
host plant : Castanopsis fissa (黧蒴錐/裂斗錐栗)
Found it on handrail .
Seems to only eat dead leaves
on 桑
學名:Morus alba
It was found on the railing, and later it was fed with ,多花勾兒茶學名:Berchemia floribunda and it was successfully born after more than a month!
Host Plants ~
水團花 Adina pilulifera
馬櫻丹 Lantana camara
on 毛果算盤子Glochidion eriocarpum
Found two leaves of Mallotus paniuclata with obvious leaf mining & larvae present, in Shau Kei Wan on 08 Mar 2013. By the next day, the tunneled green larvae were leaving their tunnels to find pupation locations, turning bright scarlet and yellow striped. Final instars were about 5 mm long. The larvae crawled upward and formed pillow-cocoons in whatever corner they found. First eclosure was 18 Mar 2013. The moth was tiny, ~3.5-4 mm from head to wingtip. The moth has bright scarlet eyes. There were 7 larvae on the two leaves.
larva, about 8mm, on Ficus sp
photo on:
20190914 x 1
20190915 x 1
20190924 x 2 (adult)
on 血桐 Macaranga tanarius var. tomentosa
photo on:
20201107 x 1
20201111 x 1 (?pupa)
20201117 x 5 (adult)
on 雞屎藤學名:Paederia foetida
on 銀葉樹Heritiera littoralis