Faunal Characteristics of Butterflies in Xiaoxi National Nature Reserve of Hunan,China

A systematic survey was conducted on butterflies in Xiaoxi National Nature Reserve of Hunan Province from 2003 to 2008,and an integrative identification,classification and faunal analysis were carried out based on the collected butterfly specimens.The main results were as following:(1) The total of 9 families including 68 genera with 126 species were identified,which consisted of Papilionidae 5 genera with 15 species,Pieridae 8 genera with 11 species,Amathusiidae 2 genera with 2 species,Satyridae 9 genera with 13 species,Nymphalidae 26 genera with 61 species,Libytheidae 1 genus with 1 specie,Riodinidae 2 genera with 3 species,Lycaenidae 6 genera with 8 species,and Hesperiidae 9 genera with 12 species.(2) It was considered that the oriental species(66.67% of all species) were the dominant fauna,while the palearctic-oriental common species accounted for 23.81% with 30 species,the palearctic and widespread species accounted for 5.56% with 7 species and 3.97% with 5 species in this reserve,respectively.