Chinese scientists include 1,300+ butterfly species in checklist

STORY: Chinese scientists include 1,300+ butterfly species in checklist DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of butterflies 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU TIANTIAN, Assistant researcher, Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XUEYAN, Associate researcher, Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS STORYLINE: An insect research team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has compiled a butterfly checklist with more than 1,300 species found in southwest China's Yunnan, showcasing rich biodiversity in the province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU TIANTIAN, Assistant researcher, Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS "Initially, we had nearly 1,000 species. But after years of collection, inspection and identification, we found 1,300 species (in Yunnan), which is a really large figure. It is out of our expectation." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XUEYAN, Associate researcher, Kunming Institute of Zo

CHINA-XINJIANG-TIANSHAN-BOOK-RELEASE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TIANSHAN-BOOK-RELEASE (CN)

(220327) -- URUMQI, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Aug. 3, 2013 shows Pan Borong, a scientist, doing investigation on the plants of the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Botanists in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have published a book on vascular plants in the Tianshan Mountains. The book, Vascular Plant Checklist of Tianshan, introduces 6,784 wild vascular plants belonging to 924 genera and 117 families in the Tianshan Mountains, according to the Botanical Society of Xinjiang. TO GO WITH "Book on vascular plants in Tianshan Mountains released" (Xinhua)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TIANSHAN-BOOK-RELEASE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TIANSHAN-BOOK-RELEASE (CN)

(220327) -- URUMQI, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 19, 2019 shows Hai Ying (1st L), a scientist, doing investigation on the plants of the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Botanists in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have published a book on vascular plants in the Tianshan Mountains. The book, Vascular Plant Checklist of Tianshan, introduces 6,784 wild vascular plants belonging to 924 genera and 117 families in the Tianshan Mountains, according to the Botanical Society of Xinjiang. TO GO WITH "Book on vascular plants in Tianshan Mountains released" (Xinhua)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TIANSHAN-BOOK-RELEASE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TIANSHAN-BOOK-RELEASE (CN)

(220327) -- URUMQI, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 11, 2015 shows Nurbay Abdusalih, a scientist, doing investigation on the plants of the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Botanists in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have published a book on vascular plants in the Tianshan Mountains. The book, Vascular Plant Checklist of Tianshan, introduces 6,784 wild vascular plants belonging to 924 genera and 117 families in the Tianshan Mountains, according to the Botanical Society of Xinjiang. TO GO WITH "Book on vascular plants in Tianshan Mountains released" (Xinhua)