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There are nine main families of butterflies. The smallest of these are the snout butterflies. There are only about 17 species of snout butterflies. The graph below shows the number of species in each of the nine families of butterflies. |
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NUMBER OF SPECIES IN THE MAIN NINE FAMILIES OF BUTTERFLIES |
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FAMILIES OF BUTTERFLIES |
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milkweed snout skipper blues brush metal swallow satyrs whites footed marks tails |
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No of Species |
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