Tibet discovered a new record of Chinese butterflies -fantasy purple spots butterfly named sub -species

Recently, Dawa, an associate researcher at the Insect Research Office of the Plateau Institute of Plateau in the Autonomous Region, led the team to conduct a comprehensive butterfly species survey in Kuala Laolong County and the surrounding areas, clarified the diversity of butterflies, and found that in my country that has never been recorded in China that has never been recorded in China Butterfly species -fantasy purple spotterous butterfly is named for subspecies.

My district found a new record for Chinese butterflies

Butterflies are known as "flying flowers". They have received the attention of people because of their beautiful appearance. They have always been an important object of insect classification research. Ecological research has a very important role. Therefore, the survey of the diversity of butterfly species is also one of the research hotspots in recent years.

Dawa said that Tibet is one of the most diversity of butterfly species in my country. At present, nearly 600 kinds of butterflies have been recorded, accounting for nearly 40%of the total number of butterfly species in my country. Every year, new species and new records have been discovered and published. At the same time, the Himalayas are also a hot area for the research of the world's butterfly biological diversity. The complex and diverse geographical environment has nurtured countless strange butterflies, and many of them are also distributed in Tibet.

It is reported that the fantasy purple spotter is a medium and large butterfly, with a wings exhibition of about 75 mm. The body is dark brown, large, white, short -tent, and slightly expanded at the end; The abdomen is slender, the abdominal mask is white spots; the front wing is a broad triangle, the back edge of the butterfly is arched outward, the back edge of the female butterfly is straight; the back is dark brown, with dark purple luster, the outer edge has several white spots, the back edge of the butterfly has a back edge. A short cigar -shaped standard; dark brown on the abdomen, and the patterns are like the back; the back wings are round, the back is dark brown, the outer edge of 2 columns is white, and several white dots in the middle of the belly wings are like the back. The top angle of the front wing of the Central and South Asian -breeding front wings in the southern part of Yunnan has large purple -white areas. The fantasy purple spots collected in Kuala Laoshi this time is named a male butterfly. The white spots on the outer edge of the wings are large and obvious. There are significant differences in sub -types.

Increased the butterfly species known in my country

So what are "subspecies" and "named sub -species"? Dawa introduced that it is a basic unit in biological classification, and the same type of individual has similar forms, physiological and ecological characteristics between individuals. Species are constantly changing. Due to geographical isolation and other factors, different species in the same species will gradually cause differences. Over time, when the difference is large enough, it will be divided into different species. In this process, the species that occurred obviously with the original population but have not yet become different species, and they are called sub -species. Therefore, subcontments can also be called "the species that is forming". Among them When multiple subspecies, the first discovery or the earliest named was named subspecies.

The new discovery of the fantasy purple spots butterfly is another important achievement in the study of the diversity of butterfly species in the Himalayas of Tibet, which has increased the butterfly species known in my country, making the diversity of Chinese and Tibetan butterfly species more abundant; Fantasy purple spots are known to provide new materials for the study of butterfly research.

"Many grooves in the Himalayas are the butterfly distribution areas of many Indian Peninsula mid -to -altitude areas. It can be predictable that in this area, many butterflies that have not been recorded in my country or even new species have not been discovered. In my country, the current research on this kind of butterflies is relatively scarce. Therefore, this new discovery will not only provide precious materials for the research of butterfly research in my country, but also have great support and important role in local ecological environmental protection and construction work. "Dawa said.

Source: China Tibet News Network-Tibet Business Daily

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