Source: People's Daily - Tibet Channel
Lhasa, April 6 (People's Daily Online) In the world of a wide variety of insects, in addition to its high ornamental value, butterflies have adapted to and co-evolved with plants in the long-term evolution process of nature, forming a relatively stable and mutually beneficial relationship, and are considered to be the most sensitive indicator species of ecological and environmental conditions. Therefore, strengthening the research and monitoring of butterflies is of great significance for assessing ecosystems and protecting ecosystems.
When it comes to Tibetan butterflies, many people will question: "Are there butterflies in Tibet?" ”
Tibet is a vast area, the climate and vegetation change from southeast to northwest with the change of altitude, and the intricate ecosystem contains extremely rich insect resources, of which butterfly resources are much richer than people think.
Dawa, the person in charge of the second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau comprehensive scientific expedition (other pollinators), introduced: "Tibet is very rich in butterfly species. Judging from the current survey results, Tibet is distributed in 5 families and 208 genera and 569 species of butterflies, and this data will be refreshed with the continuous deepening of the survey. The distribution of these butterflies has obvious regional characteristics, some butterflies are only distributed in some very narrow ecosystems, this is because Tibet is located in the ancient northern region and the Eastern Ocean region of the junction zone, coupled with the himalayas and hengduan mountains formed by the complex climate and terrain, creating its exceptionally rich ecological resources. ”