Note from post of January 23: The exhibit contains about 50 different species. About 400 chrysalids are shipped from butterfly farms to the Botanical Gardens each week and are placed in a pupae chamber to mature. After they emerge from their casings as butterflies, they are transferred to the exhibit space, which is maintained at 85 degrees Fahrenheit and 85% humidity. In addition to tropical flowers, the butterflies are supplied with a variety of fruits to feed on. Butterflies come from Costa Rica, Suriname, Ecuador, Thailand, the Philippines and Florid
Luna Moth, Actius luna
Owl Butterfly, Caligo eurtlochus
Zebra Longwing, Heliconius charitonius
Chrysalids hanging in the window of the Emergent Room:
5 comments:
I love the soft green color of Luna Moths. I've only seen them in photographs though. I didn't know that TBG had them in their butterfly exhibit.
These are such lovely, delicate looking creatures. Here in the thick of winter, we don't have anything so beautiful flying by. It's so nice to see them.
Lunas are one of my favorites, but I love them all.. looks like you may be catching the 'moth bug'.. good! :)
great shots BTW.
The luna moth photo is beautiful. How large is the moth? I thought they were large but maybe that's just in Doctor Doolittle.
This moth was quite large. I'd say at least 4.5 inches across. There were two of them in the exhibit, but only one was visible enough to photograph.
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