Ten most common butterfly species in China.
1, butterfly family
Butterfly family is a small butterfly species distributed all over the world, with more than 3,000 species under its subjects. It flies quickly and has a certain leap. Its appearance is not as dazzling as other butterfly species, but rather simple, with dark black and brown as its main colors.
2. Nymphalidae
There are more than 3,400 species of this kind of subordinates, mainly medium and small in size, and a few are large, with rich colors and different shapes. There are usually complex patterns on their wings, and there are more than 290 species distributed in China. Although they are covered with fluff, they don't sting people and can be touched by hand.
3. Papilionidae
Papilionidae is the second largest classification of butterflies with more than 6,000 species, which is distributed all over the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical areas. It is mainly small in size, with different patterns on both sides of its wings, and different varieties have different colors, but most of its wings are mainly gray, brown and black.
4. Butterfly family
At present, there are more than 3,000 species of Papilionidae found in the world, which are distributed all over the world, among which there are more than 260 species distributed in China. The most common butterfly species are Papilionidae and Ophiopogonidae, which are usually grayish brown and dark brown with black and white stripes.
5. Pinctadae
Papilionidae is a family of Lepidoptera with 3 subfamilies and more than 1200 species, which is widely distributed all over the world. Among them, there are more than 130 species in China, and its body is mainly medium and small, and its body and wings are usually white, yellow and orange, and its overall color is relatively light.
6. Papilionidae
Papilionidae is a large and medium-sized beautiful butterfly species with black, yellow and white as the main tone, and red, blue, yellow and green stripes on the background color. Some species of Papilionidae have metallic luster of blue, green and yellow in the sun, and Papilionidae is a subordinate of this butterfly species.
7. Seriphidae
Seriphidae is a butterfly family that mainly lives in alpine terrain and has strong cold tolerance. It is usually medium-sized and its wings are mainly white and waxy yellow. At present, there are 52 species in the world and 35 species in 2 genera in China.
8. Papilionidae
This is a kind of large and medium-sized body, with black and white wings as the keynote, and red, cyan and white stripes are distributed on it. Most of the wings have a brilliant purple-blue metallic luster, which is slow but graceful when flying.
9. Cephalidae
Papilionidae is a small and medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 37-45cm. Most of them have no tail-shaped protrusions, fly faster, but the flying distance is not far. They like sunny weather, and their wings are usually brown, with black, white or orange stripes on them. At present, there are 26 species in 1354 in the world, and there are 26 species in China.
10, amathusiidae
Amathusiidae is mainly distributed in South America, Australia and Asia, with tawny and taupe as the main colors, and its wings are mostly dark but not bright. It is a medium-to-large species of the genus Phalaenopsis. At present, there are 200 Phalaenopsis in the world, of which China has 12 species.