A rare spectacle! Over 100 million

Hundreds of millions of eggs develop into adults

After breaking out of the pupa, it becomes a butterfly

Dancing in the quiet mountains and forests, beside the gurgling water

It's like a "sea of ​​butterflies"...

recently

The Butterfly of the Red River Butterfly Valley in China

Entering the concentrated outbreak period

Forming a rare ecological wonder in the world

The arrow-ring butterfly was photographed in the Red River Butterfly Valley in China on June 9. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao

China Red River Butterfly Valley

Located in Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan Province

Ma'andi Township

Every year in late spring and early summer

There will be a "butterfly explosion"

Caterpillar of the butterfly

After a large number of pupations in a short period of time

Metamorphosis

Forming a seasonal landscape of flying flowers all over the sky

More than 100 million butterflies

How are the statistics calculated?

According to Yang Zhenwen, director of the Butterfly Valley Museum

Butterfly Monitor

23 observation points in Butterfly Valley

Butterfly larvae and pupae for observation

After sampling observation

The total number of butterflies estimated to have exploded this year is over 100 million.

The arrow-ring butterfly was photographed in the Red River Butterfly Valley in China on June 9. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao

It is reported that

The outbreak will last until July

There are more than 320 species of butterflies here.

Including China's rarest golden-spotted swallowtail butterfly

The most primitive and ancient butterfly in China

China's largest golden swallowtail butterfly

The smallest long-bellied butterfly in China

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A golden swallowtail butterfly photographed in China's Red River Butterfly Valley on June 9. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao

It is warm and humid all year round

Dense forest vegetation

It has a basic ecological environment suitable for the survival of butterflies

In recent years

Jinping County issues Butterfly Valley protection and management regulations

Invite experts and scholars in the industry to conduct scientific research

Protect and study local biodiversity

Protect forests, protect water sources, and protect butterflies

It has become a conscious behavior of the local people

Written into the village rules and regulations

Green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains

Protecting Nature

Nature will give us the most beautiful gift

Source: Xinhua News Agency