China News Service, Guangzhou, September 8 (Cheng Jingwei Linyin) According to the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau on the 8th, Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve recently captured a precious video of the national first-class protected wild animal Golden Spotted Papilio.
It has been confirmed that this is the first time the golden-billed swallowtail butterfly has been recorded in the reserve so far, and it is very rare.
According to reports, the golden-spotted swallowtail belongs to the butterfly family Papilionidae, and mainly inhabits sub-primitive forests at an altitude of about 1,000 meters in subtropical or tropical regions. Lotus and other Magnoliaceae plants, with a body length of about 30 mm and a wingspan of about 110 mm, have a beautiful posture and are known as "dream butterflies" and "Queen of butterflies".
The golden-spotted swallowtail butterfly can only breed two generations a year. It is endemic to China. It is the only butterfly in China's first-class national protected wild animal. It ranks first among the eight most valuable butterflies in the world. Find.
It can be seen from the video that this male golden-spotted swallowtail butterfly, which appeared in Nanling area of Guangdong this time, sucks nectar in the grass-green flowers, sometimes flying high in the forest, sometimes stopping among the flowers, gorgeous Noble and radiant, but rarely goes down to the ground for activities such as drinking water.
Photo courtesy of Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau
According to experts from the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau, male golden-billed swallowtail butterflies have a certain sense of territory. They often stop at the top of trees to observe the environment, and they will patrol in an area from time to time and drive other male butterflies that enter the territory. When a female butterfly enters the territory, it will take the initiative to court and seek the opportunity to mate.
It is understood that the golden-billed swallowtail is widely distributed in southern China, but only in a few areas such as Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang.
The Nanling area has a superior ecological environment, providing fertile soil for many wild animals and plants to multiply.
The golden-spotted swallowtails that live here grow recklessly, foraging for specific plant species and finding sufficient food supplies, adding a strong touch to the biodiversity of Nanling and the Nanling National Park that is being created.
The Golden Spotted Papilio is known as the "Queen of Butterflies" Photo courtesy of Guangdong Forestry Bureau
In recent years, Guangdong has actively promoted the conservation and sustainable development of the Nanling ecosystem and biodiversity, coordinated the protection and restoration of landscapes, forests, fields, lakes and grasslands, and promoted the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
Now, as the construction of Nanling National Park has entered a new stage, the construction of Guangdong's national "ecological business card" is accelerating.
The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Forestry Bureau said that the Nanling area will strengthen the construction of national key ecological function zones, continue to strengthen in-situ and ex-situ protection, maintain biodiversity, and build an ecological barrier for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. .
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