About Butterflies – There are about 600 species of butterfly in the USA.
- Swallowtail butterflies – There are less than 30 species in the United States, compared with some 600 species worldwide.
- Whites/Sulphur butterflies – There are some 60 species in the United States, compared to about 1,100 worldwide.
- Blue, Copper and Hairstreak butterflies – There are about 140 species in United States, compared with 7,000 species worldwide with about
- Metalmark butterfliess – There are just 12 species in the United States, and more than 1,000 in the world. Ninety percent of the world species occur in Latin America.
- Brushfooted butterflies – There are about 160 species in the United States, and more than 3,000 in the world.
- Skippers – There are about 300 species in the United States, and more than 3,500 in the world.
All species photographed and described in this Butterfly Guide and marked with an * have been seen and usually photographed in Florida.