Every spring when flowers bloom, many beautiful butterflies can be seen everywhere in the fields, streams, valleys, and gardens of the motherland. They fly up and down among the flowers, east and west. , red and green, dancing gracefully, adding a lot of scenery to the spring scenery of nature. In the writings of poets and painters, butterflies have become an indispensable object of description. Generally speaking, people have a certain understanding of the butterflies that grow on the mainland of the motherland, but they don’t know much about the butterflies that grow in Taiwan. How many people know that Taiwan is the world's famous "Kingdom of Butterflies"!
my country's Taiwan Province is located in the subtropical zone, with abundant rainfall and a warm climate. Flowers bloom and vegetation grows all year round. Green; in addition, there are valleys with dense flowers, trees and green grass everywhere in Taiwan, so they are very suitable for the breeding and growth of butterflies. It is said that the number and variety of butterflies produced in Taiwan are among the highest in the world. Someone has made statistics and found that there are as many as 400 species of butterflies. Among them, the unique and most valuable ones are the "Big Red-striped Swallowtail", "Snake-headed Butterfly", "Red-edged Gray Butterfly", "Broad-tailed Swallowtail", "Emperor Moth Yin-Yang Butterfly", "Lanyu Yellow Skirt Swallowtail" "etc. Take the "Lanyu yellow-skirted swallowtail butterfly" as an example. It is produced on Lanyu Island in Taiwan. It is the most beautiful kind of swallowtail butterfly. Its hind wings have large golden patterns. Due to the special structure of the scales, when viewed against the light, it looks like It will emit a dazzling pearl-like brilliance. This color is unique among butterflies in the world. Another example is the "Emperor Moth Bright Sun Butterfly". The shape and color of its wings are not only not as symmetrical as ordinary butterflies, but also vary in size. What is even more peculiar is that the left side of its wings is female and the right side is male. It is said that only one butterfly can be found in 10 million butterflies, so naturally "things are rare and valuable". As for the "snake-head butterfly", it is called the "snake-head butterfly" because it has a snake-head-like pattern on the top of its wings. Its wings are spread out and are as big as a washbasin. It is the largest butterfly in the world and is a treasure.
The activity areas of Taiwanese butterflies are mainly in the mountainous forest areas of Puli, Wushe and Alishan in Nantou County. Nine Butterfly Valleys were also discovered in Pingtung County. Most of these butterfly valleys have slopes of 30 degrees, which are steep and deep. There are no streams. The valleys are parallel to the coastline. The monsoon wind cannot blow in, and the valleys are as warm as spring. Therefore, every winter, thousands of colorful butterflies, like migratory birds, fly into the Butterfly Valley to spend the winter. A few years ago, a new type of Butterfly Valley was discovered in Meinong Town, Kaohsiung County. It was originally called "Shuangxi Valley Valley". Because yellow butterflies are abundant here, it was also named "Yellow Butterfly Valley". In the valley, there are towering ancient trees, gurgling water, green wild grass, chirping birds and fragrant flowers, and the environment is very quiet. The butterflies in this valley are very different from the butterflies in other valleys: the butterflies in other valleys only fly into the valley to escape the wind and cold in winter. In spring, they fly back to the original place to lay eggs and continue their family lineage. The butterflies in the "Yellow Butterfly Valley" have been breeding and growing here for generations and will never leave their "homeland".
Every year from March to August, it is the golden season for butterfly reproduction and growth. During this period, a female butterfly will lay at least dozens of eggs, and as many as hundreds. In order to avoid natural enemies, their larvae can develop various methods to protect themselves. Some are shaped like branches, some emit odor, some are thorny in color, and some contain highly toxic substances. In the long-term struggle, they have developed various abilities. It is said that the "Yellow Butterfly Valley" alone can produce two million colorful butterflies a year. After they grow up, they appear in various shapes and groups among trees and flowers, on the banks of mountains and deep waters, like floating clouds and colorful clouds floating in the sky, changing from time to time to create natural wonders. It is really beautiful! At this time, if When tourists come here, they feel as if they have entered a mysterious fairyland. They suddenly feel relaxed and happy, and they can't help shouting: "Ah, magical butterflies, how cute!"
In areas where butterflies are active in Taiwan, There are many people who specialize in catching butterflies. If you are an experienced butterfly catcher, you can catch more than 10,000 butterflies in a day by using the "drunken method", "flower luring method", etc. Some of these captured butterflies are sold directly to foreign businessmen, and some are sent to butterfly factories for processing.
Some are made into butterfly paintings for people to appreciate, some are made into butterfly specimens for students and scientific workers, and some are made of plastic into tea mats, tablecloths, etc., as decorations with unique artistic styles. These Taiwanese butterfly products are very popular among people.
Yes, people love Taiwan’s butterflies because they are beautiful; all beautiful things are always loved by humans. People love Taiwan's butterflies because they are heralds of spring; compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait look forward to their early announcement of spring.