Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A butterfly house, or conservatory is a facility which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies with an emphasis on education. Some butterfly houses also feature other insects and arthropods.
A butterfly house is a type of insectarium that specializes in live butterflies and moths. In addition, there are seasonal butterfly gardens on display at many zoos, botanical gardens, nature centers, natural history museums, and science museums.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
A butterfly house, conservatory, or lepidopterarium is a facility which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies with an emphasis on education. They may also be used to support local populations through butterfly release. Some butterfly houses also feature other insects and arthropods. Butterfly houses are owned and ...
Situated on approximately 8 acres (3.2 ha) of land, it was initially established as a walk-through butterfly garden (the butterfly house remaining the flagship attraction of the place) and has now expanded to having a number of both native and exotic animal species including two saltwater crocodiles (the only two of their species to be kept in New Zealand) named Goldie and Scar.
Ground was broken for the Butterfly House in June 1997, and the Butterfly House opened its doors to the public on September 18, 1998. In 2000 the outdoor area known as the Butterfly Garden was dedicated. In July, 2001, the Butterfly House became a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden. In 2002, the "Emerson Lakeside Terrace" was opened.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
The park, located in Wan Abdul Rachman Great Forest Park , has an area of 4.8 hectares (12 acres). As of 2011, the park houses about 160 species of Sumatran butterflies. Some rare species protected by the Indonesian government that can be found in this park are Graphium agamemnon and Troides helena. [1]