Abstract: | The paper dealt with the comparison of butterfly species diversity between Fujian and Taiwan, China. Currently 515 species in 11 families of butterflies are recorded from Fujian, and 408 species in 5(including 11)families from Taiwan. Of which 254 species are recorded from both two regions with 49.32% of Fujian species and 62.25% of Taiwan species, respectively; 261 species, however, are recored only from Fujian with 50.68% of Fujian species, and 155 species only from Taiwan with 37.99% of Taiwan species. The distribution difference of butterfly species between Fujian and Taiwan are about 40-50%. |