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.


NUMBER OF SPECIES IN THE MAIN NINE FAMILIES OF BUTTERFLIES

FAMILIES OF BUTTERFLIES

milkweed  snout          skipper     blues      brush       metal       swallow    satyrs        whites

                                                                      footed       marks        tails

No of Species

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