Nearly 20,000 species have been recorded in the world, and China is rich in butterfly resources, with more than 2,000 species recorded.
1 Kallima inachus is a species of butterfly in the family Kallima family. Large butterflies are known for their overlapping forewings and markings resembling dead leaves. The forewings are slightly semi-elliptic, with a pointed process at the apex of the wing opening obliquely outward, and a posterior pointed process extending between the posterior and outer edges of the hindwing. The dorsal surface of the wings shines dark blue, purplish-blue, or pale blue, depending on the season. The ventral surface of the wings is dead leaf-colored, and at rest there is a dark brown transverse line from the top corner of the forewing to the rump angle of the hindwing, plus several diagonal lines, resembling leaf veins; Its color variety, yellow-brown, brown, reddish-brown.
Adults of this species inhabit bushes in moist and lush rainforests and on riverbeds. It also inhabits moist broadleaf forests. Vertical habitat altitude depends on the environment. Generally, it can reach an altitude of 1800 meters. It feeds on rotting fruits, sap from broad-leaved tree trunk moth wounds and animal feces, and is a typical scavenger butterfly.
The life of the dead leaf butterfly will go through 4 stages: egg, larvae, pupae, adult, and is a completely metamorphosed animal.
It is distributed in countries and regions of Southeast Asia.
2 Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767 is a species of butterfly in the genus Delias in the family Pinnaceidae, also known as red-shouldered pink butterflies, vine pink butterflies, etc. The larvae are very clustered, larvae hatching from the same egg mass are all clustered together to feed at the juvenile stage, and the older larvae often disperse into small groups. Larval clusters harm leaves, causing bald branches, and severe cases can eat trees into light poles, mainly sandalwood, motherhood, etc. The adult head and thorax are black and covered with gray hairs. Compound eyes brown. Large-legged bees, parasitic flies are their natural enemies.
3. Cat butterfly
Lepidoptera
Wing surface yellowish brown with black markings; The outer margin of the forewings has two rows of rounded spots of varying sizes; From the basal ventricle outwards there are three radial streaks.
4 The Dharma butterfly (Papilio demoleus Linnaeus butterfly) is a common and widely distributed butterfly. With its brilliant patterns, colorful colors and its moving dance posture, it gives people the enjoyment of beauty. In addition to appearing in works of art such as paintings, coins, stamps, photographs, textiles, and literary works such as poetry, their specimens are also used to make various crafts. In a transparent container, such as a glass (plexiglass) dish, a whole butterfly specimen is put into various ecological shapes, and then combined with flowers and leaves, and after sealing, it becomes a variety of crafts. Some make handicrafts by burying butterflies in transparent amber and other media, or make various New Year greeting tablets, head flowers, earrings and other crafts by laminating the film. The Dharma butterfly is the best in butterfly viewing.
5 genus Pinnacle
A genus in the family Pterophyllidae
Angled-sulphur, scientific name Anteos, is a genus in the subfamily Antos, containing 3 species, distributed in the neotropics, is a large butterfly with predominantly yellow or white wings, a small dark spot on the forewings, and a concave outer edge.
