Once known as the Butterfly King-dom, Taiwan used to be the country with the highest density of butterflies. Of the 12 butterfly families, 11 can be found in Taiwan, and given the island's isolation and long periods of evolution, there are over 400 species here, 50 of which are endemic.
擁有「蝴蝶王國」美名的台灣，曾是全球蝴蝶密度最高的國家，世界 12 科蝶類中，台灣就擁有 11 科，且因屬孤懸海上，經長時間演化，本島 400 餘品種中，有 50 餘種為台灣特有種。