The Butterfly House was pretty awesome. It was actually way more awesome than we predicted and we spent most of the day there. Inside the actual Butterfly Conservatory, it is a balmy 85 degrees and 70% humidity - needless to say, I was sweating bullets after about 10 minutes in there. We had to go out and back in just to cool down a little. There are about 1900 to 2000 butterflies in the conservatory, which basically means there are butterflies EVERYWHERE! Ella freaked out a couple of times because they touched her, but Chuck thought it was kind of cool when a couple of Blue Morphos landed on him.
Apparently my new favorite thing to do is take pictures of butterflies. They were just amazing, and catching one resting on a leaf or tree seemed like a special treat that just had to be captured. So, here are all of the butterflies I could capture. Unfortunately, there were several that I just couldn't get because they would not stop flying. I swear, I followed a black and red one around for 10 minutes before giving up on it landing. Enjoy - they truly are beautiful.I've labeled the ones I can. If you know the names of the ones I don't, please let me know.
Possibly Sailor - Malaysia
Zebra Longwing - South Florida, Central and South America
Achilles Morpho - South America
Small Postman - Ecuador (The blur above the stationary butterfly is another butterfly.)
Small Postman - Ecuador
The Atlas Moth - Malaysia (Note: the only moth in the conservatory)
The Paper Kite - Malaysia/Philippines
Green Banded Peacock - Malaysia/Philippines (open)
Green Banded Peacock - Malaysia/Philippines (closed)
Sappho Longwing - Costa Rica
Common Blue Morpho (open it is blue, closed it is brown) - Costa Rica
Common Blue Morpho - Ella's favorite because it is featured on an episode of "Go, Diego, Go!"
Almost six minutes of butterflies. Round about the two minute mark is some entertaining footage of Ella. Enjoy!
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