380 butterfly species may be found in Taiwan, with the number increasing to 400 if one includes the outer islands. But with large-scale hunting and habitat destruction, the days are long gone when one could catch the sight of butterflies filling the Formosan skies.
台灣本島品相約 380 種，含外島約 400 種，但在大量濫捕與生態破壞下，曾幾何時，已不復見蝴蝶在美麗寶島漫天飛舞的景象了。