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Fung Yuen, the butterfly paradise which is situated about 2 KM from Tai Po Twon Centre. Statistics shows that over 200 species of butterflies which accounts for 80% of the total 250 species have been recorded in Fung Yuen. Among them, about 75 species ar

Fung Yuen, the butterfly paradise which is situated about 2 KM from Tai Po Twon Centre. Statistics shows that over 200 species of butterflies which accounts for 80% of the total 250 species have been recorded in Fung Yuen. Among them, about 75 species are uncommon and 30 species are rare in Hong Kong. Species of the Family Papilionidae {both the White Dragontail Lamproptera curicus and Common Birdwing Troides helena (Protected under Cap. 586 & Cap.170) belong to this family} and some species of the Family Nymphalidae are powerful fliers with a home range spanning a radius of several kilometers. There is a 200 houses development will?unavoidably affect the diversity and stability of butterfly species in the Fung Yuen. The development site may well be the mating, breeding and foraging grounds or fall within the flight paths of the butterflies. 03AUG12 (Photo by Martin Chan/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
Fung Yuen, the butterfly paradise which is situated about 2 KM from Tai Po Twon Centre. Statistics shows that over 200 species of butterflies which accounts for 80% of the total 250 species have been recorded in Fung Yuen. Among them, about 75 species are uncommon and 30 species are rare in Hong Kong. Species of the Family Papilionidae {both the White Dragontail Lamproptera curicus and Common Birdwing Troides helena (Protected under Cap. 586 & Cap.170) belong to this family} and some species of the Family Nymphalidae are powerful fliers with a home range spanning a radius of several kilometers. There is a 200 houses development will?unavoidably affect the diversity and stability of butterfly species in the Fung Yuen. The development site may well be the mating, breeding and foraging grounds or fall within the flight paths of the butterflies. 03AUG12 (Photo by Martin Chan/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
Fung Yuen, the butterfly paradise which is situated about 2 KM from Tai Po Twon Centre. Statistics shows that over 200 species of butterflies which accounts for 80% of the total 250 species have been recorded in Fung Yuen. Among them, about 75 species ar
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