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There are over 18000 butterfly species in the world. It is beyond the scope of any website to cover all of them, but the links below will take you to photographs and descriptions of about 2000 species from all families in all regions of the world.
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British Isles

British residents and most migrants from Europe.

Europe

Europe and the part of Africa that is north of the Sahara.

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and the Arab states.

South America

South America, Central America and the Caribbean islands.

North America

USA, Canada and Mexico.

temperate Asia

Russia, China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

Indian subcontinent

India, Sri Lanka, Nepal.

Oriental region

Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines.

Australia & New Zealand

Australia, New Zealand.

Papuan region

Sulawesi, West Irian, Papua New Guinea, Solomon islands.

Scientific names Indexes:

British Isles

British residents and most migrants from Europe.

Europe

Europe and the part of Africa that is north of the Sahara.

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and the Arab states.

South America

South America, Central America and the Caribbean islands.

North America

USA, Canada and Mexico.

temperate Asia

Russia, China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

Oriental region

Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines.

Australia & Papuan region

Australia, New Zealand, Papua, West Irian, Sulawesi etc.

 

 The zoogeographical regions of the world

Arctic - This barren and frozen area is virtually devoid of butterflies. Its fauna comprises of just a few temporary migrants that appear in the summer months.

Nearctic - The North American ( USA & Canada ) part of the Holarctic region. Habitats within the Nearctic include temperate broadleaved and coniferous forests, subtropical humid or dry deciduous forests, deserts, chaparral, savannah grasslands and alpine pastures.

Palaearctic - This is the European, Asian and North African part of the Holarctic region. Habitats within the Palaearctic region include tundra, deserts, scrub, grasslands, pastures, alpine meadows and temperate broadleaved and coniferous forests.

Neotropical - This stretches from Mexico to the southern tip of South America, and also includes the Caribbean islands. Habitats in this region include rainforests, cloudforests, puna and paramo grasslands and deserts.

Afrotropical - The Afrotropical region encompasses the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, Arabia and Madagascar. Habitats within the Afrotropical region include tropical / subtropical forests, savannah grasslands, scrub and deserts.

Oriental - This encompasses all of tropical and subtropical Asia from the Indian subcontinent to the Philippines, Borneo and Bali. Habitats within this region include evergreen rainforests, cloudforests, temperate and subtropical deciduous forests, deserts, thorn scrub and savannah grasslands.

Australian - The Australian region encompasses the area east of the Wallace Line, i.e. Sulawesi, Lombok, Timor, Halmahera, West Irian, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, as well as Australia and New Zealand. Habitats within this region are extremely diverse and include evergreen rainforests, cloudforests, temperate / subtropical deciduous forests, oceanic regions, deserts, thorn scrub and savannah grasslands.

 

 

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