The unique geographical conditions of Puli, in Nantou County, attracted foreign entomologists in the 19th century who came to gather specimens. In 1918, the Japanese businessman Kiyomatsu Asakura founded the first butterfly processing plant in Taiwan, and thereafter, Puli butterflies become internationally renowned. During the industry's zenith, there were 47 butterfly shops in town.
南投埔里因地理環境特殊，從 19 世紀便吸引國外研究人員來此採集昆蟲標本，1918 年日人朝倉喜代松在此成立全台首座蝴蝶加工廠，埔里蝴蝶從此聞名國際，鼎盛時期，鎮上有 47 家蝴蝶商店。