Since mid-to-late June, the weather in Yong'an, Fujian has gradually improved, with mostly hot weather, which has brought a lot of convenience to the daily monitoring of butterflies. On June 25, butterfly enthusiasts in Yong'an City photographed and recorded a Guangxi black-eye b

htmlSince mid-to-late June, the weather in Yong'an, Fujian has gradually improved, with mostly hot weather, which has brought a lot of convenience to the daily monitoring of butterflies. On June 25, butterfly enthusiasts in Yong'an City photographed and recorded a Guangxi black-eyed butterfly in Yinkeng Village, Xiyang Town, Yong'an. It is a rare species of black-eyed butterfly in China. The Guangxi Dai-eye Butterfly is sought after by many butterfly lovers, and everyone is proud of being lucky enough to photograph the Guangxi Dai-eye Butterfly.

Guangxi Daieye Butterfly. Photographed by Liao Jinpeng

On that day, several butterfly enthusiasts met in the bamboo forest and shrub area in the valley and searched along the stream. They accidentally discovered a similar species to the mountain black-eye butterfly in the bushes above the mountainside. A senior butterfly friend quickly made a preliminary judgment that it was the rare species of black-eye butterfly that butterfly fans have been searching for for many years - the Guangxi black-eye butterfly. This is a female butterfly with a horizontal white band on the forewing, and the hip angle of the hind wing is somewhat damaged. Its surprise appearance made butterfly friends excited and took photos to record it.

The Guangxi Daieye butterfly is the 15th butterfly species of the genus Daieye with image records in Yong'an City, Fujian. In 2017, the "Chinese Butterfly Illustrated Book" published by Straits Publishing and Distribution Group Straits Publishing Group only had specimens of male Guangxi black-eye butterflies, but no relevant records of female butterflies.

Black-veined white butterfly [male] Photo by Liu Yongsheng

Black-veined white butterfly. Photographed by Zhang Qihang

Green Garden White Butterfly [female] Liao Jinpeng photographed

Black-horned Golden Gray Butterfly [male] Chen Ansheng photographed

Yellow Ocher Butterfly [female] Zhang Qihang photographed

html Since mid-to-late June, Yongan City has also successfully monitored Black-veined White Butterfly 5 newly recorded species of butterflies, including the black-veined butterfly, the green garden butterfly, the black-horned golden butterfly, and the yellow ocher butterfly , among which the black-veined butterfly, the black butterfly, the green garden butterfly, and the yellow ocher butterfly There are 4 new species of butterflies, and is a new recorded species of butterfly in Sanming City.

Guangxi Dai-eyed butterfly

Medium-sized -eyed butterfly , the back of the male butterfly's wings is dark brown, and the ventral surface of the wings is reddish brown. The eye spots on the outer edge of the ventral surface of the forewings are extremely blurred. There are 2 middle bands on the ventral surfaces of the front and rear wings. The middle band on the outer side of the ventral surface protrudes outward obviously, the outer area is darker and redder than the inner area, and there are 6 eye spots on the sub-outer edge. The markings of the female butterfly are similar to those of the male butterfly, lighter in color, and there is an extra white horizontal band on the forewing. Adults are mostly seen from April to June and are mainly distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

Source: People’s Daily Client Fujian Channel

New Media Editor: Zhang Xishuai