Studies on resource and fauna of butterflies in Guizhou Kuankuoshui National Nature Reserve
In order to know the butterfly species in Guizhou Kuankuoshui National Nature Reserve,three different habitat types were selected in this region,and investigation was carried out from May,2016 to September,2019.A total of 180 butterfly species are recorded,belonging to 101 genera and 5 families.Among them,18 species and 4 genera belong to the family of Papilionidae,11 species and 8 genera belong to the family of Pieridae,95 species and 45 genera belong to the family of Nymphalidae,25 species and 20 genera belong to the family of Lycaenidae,and 31 species and 24 genera belong to the family of Hesperiidae.There are 85 species of butterflies in August.There are 24 faunal types,and 36 species are Southwestern China-Central China-South China type,accounting for 20.00%.The Kuankuoshui butterfly species fauna is mainly the Central China type.Most butterfly species in Kuankuoshui National Nature Reserve are distributed in the open field and woodland boundary area.