List of butterflies of China

There are 1,317 recorded species of butterflies found in China. The geography of China is diverse. Temperate North China is located in Central Asia and the Palearctic realm. The rest of China, including the tropical South China (with Hainan, Hong Kong), and Taiwan belong to the Indomalayan realm. In many parts of China the Palearctic and Oriental faunas overlap.

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