環(huan)蝶(die)科(ke),Amathusiidae,昆(kun)蟲(chong)綱(gang)鱗翅目(mu)的(de)(de)(de)一個科(ke)。環(huan)蝶(die)科(ke)蝴蝶(die)屬(shu)中(zhong)(zhong)至(zhi)大(da)(da)型(xing)種(zhong)類;它分布在亞洲、澳洲、印(yin)度和南美,顏色(se)(se)多為黃褐(he)色(se)(se)或灰褐(he)色(se)(se),色(se)(se)彩多數暗而不鮮艷,少(shao)數種(zhong)類具(ju)有(you)(you)藍色(se)(se)斑(ban)紋(wen)。環(huan)蝶(die)雙翅的(de)(de)(de)面積較(jiao)大(da)(da),蟲(chong)體(ti)較(jiao)小,翅腹面常具(ju)有(you)(you)圓形斑(ban)紋(wen),并(bing)因此而得名。根據記載,全世(shi)界(jie)的(de)(de)(de)環(huan)蝶(die)共有(you)(you)約(yue)200種(zhong),我國有(you)(you)13種(zhong),而廣東(dong)則有(you)(you)9種(zhong)。本科(ke)蝴蝶(die)多屬(shu)中(zhong)(zhong)型(xing)至(zhi)大(da)(da)型(xing)的(de)(de)(de)蝶(die)種(zhong)。常以灰褐(he)、黃褐(he)色(se)(se)為基調,飾有(you)(you)黑、白色(se)(se)彩的(de)(de)(de)斑(ban)紋(wen)。
環蝶眼有毛,觸(chu)角細長(chang),棒狀部細;成蟲觸(chu)角較(jiao)短(duan),末端部分(fen)逐漸加粗,但不(bu)明顯(xian);前足退(tui)化,收縮不(bu)用,雄性為一跗節,后翅(chi)有香鱗區;雌性4至5跗節,爪全(quan)退(tui)化。
兩翅(chi)面(mian)積較(jiao)大(da),蟲(chong)體較(jiao)小;前翅(chi)近(jin)似三角(jiao)形;中室為閉(bi)式(shi),后角(jiao)向外突出(chu);前翅(chi)R脈4至5分支(zhi),R2至R5共(gong)長柄(bing);M1與R脈不共(gong)柄(bing);A脈只(zhi)有1條(2A)。后翅(chi)近(jin)圓形;中室為開式(shi);肩區具(ju)肩橫(heng)脈(h);內(nei)緣臀區非(fei)常的發達,A脈有2條(2A及3A),兩翅(chi)反(fan)面(mian)近(jin)亞(ya)外緣常具(ju)多數環狀斑紋(wen)。