Taiwan produces the largest number of butterfly handicraft items in the world. The good climate makes the island province of the Republic of China a good breeding ground for many kinds of insects. So far, more than 400 species of butterflies have been found.
台灣南部是熱帶區，北部是亞熱帶，三分之二的山坡地屬於溫帶，六十餘座萬尺以上的高山又屬寒帶，提供了生物複雜的生長環境，因此擁有四百多種不同氣候，不同系統的美麗蝴蝶。