Butterfly boom in Yuanjiang awaits sight seers

The butterfly boom in Yuanjiang awaits sight seers.  

The dry-hot valleys in Yuanjiang county, central Yunnan’s Yuxi city, have entered a period of “butterfly explosion,” with the spectacular scene attracting tourists and photographers in particular.

A butterfly rests at a wild flower in Yuanjiang.  

This year, Yuanjiang experienced its first butterfly boom on April 25, followed by a second on June 24. The third explosion is expected around July 10, lasting about half a month.

During the third explosion, an estimated 2 to 3 million butterfly larvae will emerge as butterflies each day, with the peak occurring around noon daily.

 

The butterfly boom in Yuanjiang awaits sight seers.   

 

A butterfly rests at a wild flower in Yuanjiang.

Reporting by Yang Qian, Liu Zhengjia and He LeiHan (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue