Illustrated Guide of Butterflies in Chebaling | 车八岭蝴蝶图鉴(精)/国家级自然保护区生物多样性保护丛书Illustrated Guide of Butterflies in Chebaling | 车八岭蝴蝶图鉴(精)/国家级自然保护区生物多样性保护丛书Illustrated Guide of Butterflies in Chebaling

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Text Chinese, scientific names in Latin. This guide is an authoritative guide to the butterfly diversity of the Chebaling National Nature Reserve in Guangdong Province, part of the National Nature Reserve Biodiversity Conservation Series. Based on the first comprehensive grid-based butterfly diversity survey project launched in 2020, the book integrates traditional morphological identification with molecular biology techniques, revealing for the first time the baseline status and genetic characteristics of butterfly resources in the region. Includes 300 species (5 families Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae). Features 225 newly recorded species and five new records for Guangdong Province. This illustrated guide utilises a combination of DNA barcoding and sequencing technology with species identification to provide molecular identification evidence for some key and difficult-to-identify species. It systematically analyses the species diversity and community distribution of butterflies at different altitudinal gradients. The study shows that butterfly populations within the reserve have significant ecological indicator value, providing crucial scientific evidence for assessing ecosystem health. Furthermore, the book constructs a morphology-molecular collaborative identification technology system, providing a standardised method for biodiversity monitoring in China's subtropical forest ecosystems.