When it comes to butterflies, there’s just no place like Texas.
We have a tremendous butterfly diversity, the most species of anywhere in North America, with over 430 recorded.
Arizona is a distant second with 325 species and New Mexico is the only other state with over 300 species. By comparison, California has 250 butterflies and Florida has less than 200.
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