Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Maximum number of the species of butterflies are found in tropical countries.
Reason (R): Butterflies can not tolerate low temperatures.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C) (A) is true but (R) is false

D) (A) is false but (R) is true

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2019 (GS Paper I)