7 "Queen of Butterfly" with Dai Yunshan Reserve is the first time in China

"The first time I took the male and female frame, the first time I took the four same frames, and the first time I observed 7 golden -beaks and phoenix butterflies at the same time!" Authority ") The staff told reporters excitedly that during this time, they followed up and investigated the national first -level national key protection of wild animals to protect the golden beak and phoenix. And recorded the ecological behavior and habits of precious female and male butterflies, which has repeatedly set the first record in the country, and surprises.

Ecological

The butterfly "eating, drinking, playing fun" conditions are complete

The golden spotted beak is known as the "big panda" in the insect world. It ranks first in the eight world famous butterflies in the world. Animals are mainly inhabited in subtropical or tropical sub -virgin forests with an altitude of about 1,000 meters above sea level. The survival of the wild is very scarce.

Compared with other butterflies, the golden spotted beak (second from left) shows the queen's nobleness in the butterfly.

According to Chen Wenwei, the head of the science and education department of the Reserve Management Bureau, as early as 2013, the Dai Yunshan Reserve was observed in the Dai Yunshan Reserve, and it had a female butterfly specimen. However, it has been observed from nearly 10 years since then.

The golden spotted beak and the beaks live on a mountain of about 1,000 meters above sea level, and have higher requirements for the environment of habitats. The ecological protection in the Dai Yunshan Reserve is intact, and there are a large number of golden spotted beaks, the main plant of the phoenix and butterflies, the plant, the sun, the deep mountains and the honey source plant ginseng and the dogwood. "The conditions for eating, drinking, and fun are all available."

Overcome difficulties

Finding the golden spotted beak and the phoenix butterfly habitat

The top five words are competing, visiting flowers, water absorption, puppets, and spawning, covering the behavior of the golden spotted beaks of phoenix butterflies.

According to reports, the golden spotted beak and the butterflies of the butterfly butterflies have the act of attacking the top, that is, the male butterfly will appear on the top of the mountain on the top of the mountain on the top of the mountain, chasing each other and driving away other butterflies in the field. The top of the mountain is wide, which is also the best place to discover and observe the golden spotted beak.

At the beginning of August this year, Professor Jiang Guofang, a staff member and butterfly expert of the Reserve Management Bureau and butterfly experts, and Associate Professor Huang Jialong, Minjiang College of Minjiang College, found that the golden spotted beak butterflies appeared in a mountain beak in the reserve.

"Since then, we have observed on the spot every day." Chen Wenwei introduced that the top -top behavior of the golden spotted beak and the butterflies generally occurred when the sun just came out. In order to observe, they set off from Dehua County to the observation point at about 5:30 in the morning every day.

The top of the mountain is more than 1600 meters, and the temperature is low, strong, and foggy, which brings a lot of trouble to observation work, and the time for the golden spotted beak, the roof butterfly butterfly butterfly, is only one or two hours. Valley foraging and play. "There are quite a lot of valley in the protected area. We mainly investigate according to its host plant milk source Mu Lian, Shenshan Xiaoshan and honey source plant tree ginseng and dogwood, and finally found their habitat." Chen Wenwei said happily, no, no, no Thinking of the treasure this time.

5 male 2 female

7 Fantasy Butterflies appear together

In the past, some documents about the golden spotted beaks of phoenix butterflies have not proposed the records of female and male butterflies. Recently, a few protected areas have observed a single female and male butterfly visiting flowers.

"Observations for more than a month, unexpected joy appeared one after another." According to the staff of the Reserve Management Bureau, from August 16, a large number of butterflies suddenly appeared in the valley they observed, all in a dogwood. Foraging. "At 9:30, it reached the peak. At most, there were nearly a hundred butterflies. It was more than ten meters high in a tree, and the crown was only seven or eight meters.

"These butterflies are very orderly when they appear." The staff found the laws of these butterflies. The first thing that appeared was the butterfly, then the pink butterfly, and then the butterfly. Each time appears. Among them, the male butterfly will arrive first, and in the end it is the long -awaited female butterfly. At more than 1 pm, most of these butterflies will leave the foraging land and fly into the valley to rest and play.

In more than a month of observation, staff can often observe the golden spotted beak, but only one or two of them appear alone. From August 16th to 19th, these days are the peak period when butterflies have appeared in large numbers. The most day, at the same time, the 5 male, 2 female, and 7 golden -beaks of phoenix butterflies were observed. This is the first time in China. "The male and female frame, three to four in the same frame are also the first time to shoot."

Golden spotted beaks, birds and female, the same frame (left female, right male)

Pity

Witness the male butterfly being hunted by crab spiders

The golden spotted beak is very rare. Each one is like a treasure, but the natural enemy will not be let go because of its beauty and scarcity. Under normal circumstances, when butterflies eat nectar on honey source plants, they will frequently fan their wings to replace the location. However, in an observation, the staff found that a male gold beak and a phoenix butterfly lying on the honey -source plants were motionless for a long time. "We feel very strange. I used the telephoto lens to get closer to find out that its abdomen was lying on a crab spider." Chen Wenwei said, at this time they knew that the male butterfly had been preyed by the crab spider. Aimo can help. "

It is a pity that the corpse of the male butterfly fall into a mud is really a pity. The staff brought it back to the Reserve Management Bureau to make a specimen. This allows more people to appreciate and understand the golden -beaks. Because the position of the male butterfly was prefeted at the treetop, it was more than ten meters away from the staff's observation point, which was difficult to get enough. The staff tried to get back and finally retrieved the body of the butterfly. "We checked that the abdomen of this male butterfly was caught by a crab spider, but the overall preservation was well preserved." Soon, the male butterfly was made into a specimen. At this point, the Dai Yunshan Reserve Management Bureau has become the first unit in our province to collect female, male, male, and female golden beak. The golden spotted beaks of the beak, the left is female butterfly, and the right is male butterfly.

Looking for butterfly

Open larvae observation work

According to the growth law of the golden spotted beak, the first generation of the butterfly is turned out of the winter and the first generation of the butterfly each year. After the laying of the eggs, the larvae grows after about a month or two. August is the season when the second generation of golden spotted beaks and birds can be spawned. By September, the second generation of larvae has been incubated and growing one after another. From mid -to -late October to early November, it will become winter. Until the April and May of the second year, it will be renovated again to form a period of life cycle of two generations a year.

From August to September, it is the season that is most suitable for observing the golden beak and the sponge butterfly eggs and larvae. A golden -beaks of the phoenix butterfly eggs are only about 2 mm. To find them in the mountains, it is undoubtedly a needle to catch the needle. However, the golden spotted beaks of phoenix butterflies have exclusive host plants, and their eggs are only produced on the leaves of such plants. In the reproductive habitat of the protected area, the staff found at least two types of golden -beaks. This also indicates the direction of the butterfly eggs for the staff.

The staff went to the tree to find the butterfly egg

"We go to the valley to find the host plant, and then climb the leaves to find leaves." The staff said frankly that the eggs of the golden beak phoenix butterfly were very difficult, because it would produce eggs on the leaves, but each leaf was only only leaf. For one egg, the distance between the two eggs is more than 2 meters. Kung Fu is worthy of care. When everyone finds confidence, a small white egg that appears like a cherished pearl, appears on a leaf. "After being identified by experts, it is confirmed that this is the egg of the golden spotted beak." Subsequently, the staff found several other butterfly eggs on this host plant and opened the observation of larvae.

Golden Banbuka Peak Butterfly Egg

"Since the cash spots of the beak, we have strengthened patrol management of their habitats, so that they will not be disrupted." Li Wenzhou, deputy director of the Reserve Management Bureau, introduced that they will continue to conduct investigation, monitoring and special research, and be in On the basis of protection, the mysterious veil of the "queen of butterfly" was gradually unveiled to the world.

According to the butterfly experts, the discovery of the research team of the Dai Yunshan National Nature Reserve has further grasped the ecological habits of the golden spotted beak and the phoenix butterfly, and learned about the actual problems faced in the process of population reproduction. Diversity protection is of great significance. □ Quanzhou Evening News reporter Chen Minghua Correspondent Huang Yaqiongwen/Picture

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