Abstract:

By the principles and methods of bibliometrics, the special documents on the researches of butterflies (rhopalocera) in China from 1989 to 2007 were counted and analyzed with ‘China periodical full-text database’ of CNKI as data source. Their philology characteristics（including distribution of years, periodicals source and subject directions, features of authors and researching organization, condition of scientific-funds subsidizing）were discussed. The dynamic changes and basic states on the researches of this field at home during 30 years were revealed and the suggestions for their further development were raised.