Trophic relations of rhopalocera lepidopterous caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Diurna) in the Ussuriskiy nature reserve

The dynamics of the day lepidopterous (Lepidoptera, Diurna) species composition, as well as their connection with the fodder plants from 21 Botanical families are studied in the Komarovka river valley of Ussuriskiy nature reserve in the Southern Primorye territory. 49 background butterfly species are revealed. The analysis of the caterpillar and imago trophic and topical relations showed the dominance of oligophages (71 %) and chortobionts (51 %).