Species of Butterfly and Its Host in Nanling Natioanl Nature Reserve

Species of butterfly were investigated by line transect method at different elevations in Nanling National Nature Reserve of Guangdong province from June 2006 to June 2011. The result demonstrated that there were 508 species, belonging to 94 genera and 11 families.. Among them, 253 species of 94 genera and 11 families could be determined their hosts.. They were 30 species of papilionidae, 17 species of:Pieridae, 7 species of Danaidae, 4 species of Amathusiidae, 56 species of Satyridae, 53 species of Nymphalidae, 1 species of Acraeidae, 1 species of Libytheidae, 7 species of Riodinidae, 30 sepcies of Lycaenidae and 47 species of Hesperiidae.