Original title: The scene of a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon in Jinping, Yunnan
At about 3:00 a.m. on May 22, in the Butterfly Valley in Jinping County, Honghe County, Yunnan Province, the reporter spent the night watching, shooting and recording the shocking scene of the national second-class protected animal, the golden pheasant, emerging from its cocoon, and witnessing its completion of the most magnificent transformation in life. As a national second-class protected animal, the golden chambered butterfly is also the largest butterfly known in China at present. Its hind wings can reach 12-15 cm when it emerges as a butterfly. It has a beautiful posture when flying and is very ornamental.