Recently, when the researchers of the Lelongqi Mountain Nature Reserve carried out field monitoring, they found two new records of butterflies in Sanming City, namely the pale blue double-tailed gray butterfly and the Nao Ring Butterfly. According to experts, the number of these two species of butterflies is relatively rare, the ecological environment requirements are extremely high, and it is usually not easy to see.
Pale blue double-tailed grey butterfly
Pale blue two-tailed grey butterfly is a medium-sized gray butterfly, which belongs to a wide range and rare species. Hermaphroditic. The forewings of the male butterfly are black on the back, with an arc-shaped blue-white spot from the base to the lower middle edge. There is a gradient transition with the black spots on the wing surface, the gray-black spots on the leading edge of the hindwing are straighter, the ventral surface is white, there is a black spot in the middle chamber of the anterior and posterior wings, 2 columns of arc-shaped black stripes on the sub-outer edge, the black stripes on the outer edge are lighter, the orange eye spots in the hip area are not obvious, the caudal process is 1 pair, the female butterfly has black spots on the middle chamber arc on the back of the forewings, the white spots are more developed, and the sub-outer edges of the hindwings are more blue-white spots. For more than 1 generation, adult insects are more common in spring and autumn. The larvae are based on the mulberry parasitic family Rhododendron mulberry parasitism, Gosson's mulberry parasitism, honeysuckle leaf mulberry parasitism, large-leaf mulberry parasitism, magnolia mulberry parasitism, lotus pond mulberry parasitism and other plants as hosts. It is found in Fujian, Taiwan and Tibet. It is also found in India, Laos, Thailand and other places.
Nao ring butterfly
The nautical butterfly is a medium-sized butterfly. The male and female markings are similar. The back of the wing is dark brown, with yellow or yellowish white markings, long stripes in the medial chamber of the forewing, eyebrow-shaped stripes on the outside of the middle ventricle, 2 stripes are truncated by a blurred gray band, there are 2 outwardly leaning small spots in the sub-apical horn, 2 spots are often adhered, and there are several arc-arranged spots on the outside of the middle ventricular stripes, of which the top 1 spot is rounder and is clearly separated from the lower stripes, and the hindwings have 2 transverse bands and the inner transverse bands are wider. The ventral surface of the wing is orange-brown, and the middle ventricle of the forewing adheres to the eyebrow-shaped stripe, but there is a distinct pale stripe, and there is a clear silvery-white line on the outer edge of the anterior and posterior wings. 1 generation per year, adult insects are mostly seen in June to August. It is distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Hainan, Sichuan, Chongqing and other places.
The number of butterflies is one of the important indicators of the quality of the ecological environment. The light blue double-tailed gray butterfly and the nao ring butterfly were first discovered in Longqi Mountain, indicating that the ecological environment of Longqi Mountain has been continuously improved, which has important scientific value for enriching China's butterfly resources and enhancing the understanding of butterfly biodiversity.
Source: Beautiful Longqi Mountain