
China News Network Nanping 9, September 9 (Zhang Lijun, Wei Yongqing, Fan Wenting) In early September this year, in Qiaoxi Village, Jiyang Town, Jianou City, Fujian Province, police officers from the Fifth Procuratorate of Jianou Municipal People's Procuratorate were conducting ecological inspection work At that time, the golden-spotted phoenix butterfly was discovered and recorded.
Rode, deputy director of the Wildlife Protection Management Section of Jianou Forestry Bureau, and confirmed with the superior business management department that the golden-spotted phoenix butterfly is a male.

Golden-spotted phoenix butterfly is rare and is the only first-class protected animal in China that is included in the " National Key Protected Wild Animals" of the State Forestry Administration of China. The genus Teinopalpus aureus belongs to genus 3 genus, with a body length of about 30 mm, and the two wings are about 110 mm. There is an arc-shaped golden-green spot on each of the forewings, and there is an arcuate gold-green spot on the center of the hind wings. There are a few golden patches, with crescent-shaped golden spots at the back edge, the tail shape of the hind wings protrudes and slender, and a small piece of golden color at the end. It often flies high in the forest and sometimes stops among the flowers, with a graceful posture and is a precious butterfly species in the world.

is mainly distributed in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Hainan and other places, and is known as the "national butterfly" and "the pride of butterflies". It is precious and rare. It is China's only national first-class protected animal of butterfly. It ranks first among the eight most precious butterflies in the world. It is also known as "dream butterflies" and "living fossils of world animals".
Golden-spotted phoenix butterfly is a subtropical and tropical alpine species. It often lives in evergreen broad-leaved forests at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. It lives for two generations a year, has a short adult activity time, and is greatly affected by the climate. In addition, it is also a result of the fact that it is not easy to use. The ratio between female and male is very different (1:50-200). The host plant is a Magnolia family. Adults like to absorb nectar from a Rhododendron family. They usually move high in the forest and are difficult to capture. The golden-spotted phoenix butterfly is a species that is difficult to see. Its current appearance shows the ecological superiority of Jianou, northern Fujian. (End)