2/13/2024 0 Comments Butterfly feeding station![]() It actually comes with a few different markings as shown below. The most abundant butterfly we saw during our visit was the Postman ( Heliconius melpomene). Like the Blue Morpho, it is also from Central and South America. Often confused with the Blue Morpho, the Giant Owl ( Caligo memnon) gets its name from their huge eyespots, which resemble owls’ eyes. ![]() I would venture to say it is nearly impossible to walk through the exhibit and not have one land on you. What makes this guy so popular is its gregarious nature. I think if you were to poll people as they left and ask which butterfly was their favorite, most would choose the Common Blue Morpho ( Morpho peleides).Ĭertainly beautiful, but not often found with its wings opened like in the photo above. As I pointed out earlier, I was told by one of the volunteers that this year they had almost 40 species on display. Now to get to the reason why myself and the other 77,000 people visit-the butterflies. However, if you went to Butterfly Jungle to see a Monarch Butterfly, you might have been somewhat disappointed, as there weren’t any due to some issue this year. Next to one feeding station was the Monarch butterfly lifecycle display. The park still needs to supplement with nectar-feeding stations as well. To help feed the inhabitants of Butterfly Jungle, it is filled with different flowers like Impatiens, Heliotrope, Verbena, Pentas, Lantana and Porter Weed. This is the view 30 minutes after we had the place virtually to ourselves. It also makes it cozy for the hordes of people that jam in. The greenhouse is temperature-controlled, which makes for a butterfly paradise. Just for starters, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has to import about 10,000 pupas from around the globe, to include Africa, Asia plus Central and South America.īutterfly Jungle uses the park’s Hidden Jungle two-story glass greenhouse and aviary for its exhibit. However, the amount of work it takes just to get the Butterfly Jungle working is impressive. While that might seem like a lot, when you consider that there are approximately 20,000 species of butterflies in the world, it really is a drop in the bucket. This year the exhibit had close to 40 species of butterflies. My beautiful, butterfly-loving companion for today’s visit. So with a promise to my daughter to return on Wednesday, we toured other parts of San Diego Zoo Safari Park that day.įast forward to last Wednesday and with a 7:00 AM wakeup from my excited daughter, we made the exhibit right when it opened at 8:00. ![]() Considering Butterfly Jungle saw over 77,000 visitors last year, I most likely should have known to arrive earlier. We didn’t arrive at the park until 11:00 AM and by the time we got to the exhibit the line was well over an hour long. Last Monday we decided to start the week off with a trip to San Diego Zoo Safari Park as their annual “Butterfly Jungle” live exhibit was open from March 14th – April 12th. With dad 100% in charge of the operation we ended up getting a late start. Plus our yearly memberships to Legoland, Sea World and the San Diego Zoo certainly come in handy here. But let’s be honest, I live in San Diego, so it really isn’t that much of a challenge. Last week spring break was in full effect, and with that came the challenge of keeping the kids busy.
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