A study on species and vertical distribution of butterfles in Altai Montains Xinjiang, China
阿勒泰山蝴蝶种类调查及其垂直分布的研究

This paper reported 106 species of butterflies blonging to 52 genera, seven families collected in south slope of Altai Mountains in northwest Xinjiang, China.Of which, the family Papilionidae has 1 species/1 genus, Parnassiidae 6/1, Pieridae 22/8 genera, Satyidae 23/16, Nymphalidae 32/16, Lycaenidae 15/12 and Hesperiidae 10/7. According to their distribution characteristics, four vertical zones were divided: (1) half desert in low relief terrain; (2) mountain bush herb zone; (3) mountain prairie timber zone; (4) subalpine steppe meadow steppe alpine vegetation with cushion plants.