Beauty of the Birdwing - Butterfly Pavilion
*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 01/31/2022
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Butterfly Pavilion invites visitors to “Beauty of the Birdwing and immerse themselves among hundreds of beautiful, big, and spectacular Birdwing butterflies, while learning more about these vulnerable invertebrates and how to help protect them. Native to the tropics of Southeast Asia and Australasia, the Common Green Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) is among the largest butterflies in the world, with an astonishing wingspan of up to one foot in length. These butterflies will have been in their chrysalis form for nearly a month, so when they emerge and are released into Butterfly Pavilion’s conservatory it is an exciting and wondrous sight for returning and new visitors to witness
The event is both engaging and educational providing an opportunity to see these butterflies up close while learning more about them and their need for protection. Birdwing butterflies have aposematic coloration, which means their bright colors serve as a visible warning to predators of their toxicity. In nature, their unusually large size and bright coloration protect them from predators, but not from their most feared predator of all – human poachers. Their populations face many dangers like habitat loss and illegal trade. People are drawn to their rarity and their stunning colors, making them highly sought after as part of the illegal trade industry.
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