If you like butterflies, consider yourself lucky to live in Texas.
Our state is the undisputed national butterfly champion in terms of butterfly diversity. We have more than 450 species of butterflies in this sprawling state. Arizona is a distant second with 325 species, and New Mexico is the only other state with more than 300 species.
California has 250 and Florida has fewer than 200.
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