Butterflies of India & South Asia – Special Exhibition

September 25, 2017 – January 7, 2018

Discover thousands of freely flying butterflies in the Butterfly Conservatory, including a special exhibition of Butterflies of India & South Asia. See them flying for a limited time: September 25th, 2017 through to January 7th, 2018. Butterflies to look for include the Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus), the Blue Clipper (Parthenos sylvia), the Malay Cruiser (Vindula dejone), and many more. This special exhibition of free flying Indian and South Asian butterflies is in conjuntion with Ornamenting the Ordinary: Crafts of South Asia, a travelling exhibit from the Royal Ontario Museum, on display in the galleries.

Guide to Butterflies of India & South Asia

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    Archduke

    Lexias dirtea

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    Autumn Leaf

    Doleschallia bisaltide (dorsal)

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    Blue Clipper

    Parthenos sylvia

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    Blue Glassy Tiger

    Ideopsis (Danaus) vulgaris

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    Chocolate Albatross

    Appias lyncida

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    Common Mormon

    Papilio polytes (female)

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    Common Rose

    Pachliopta artistolochiae

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    Common Sailor

    Neptis hylas

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    Common Sergeant

    Athyma perius

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    Dark Blue Tiger

    Tirumala septentrionis

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    Great Mormon

    Papilio memnon

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    Leopard Lacewing

    Cethosia cyane

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    Lime Swallowtail

    Papilio demoleus

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    Malay Cruiser

    Vindula dejone

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    Mottled Emigrant

    Catopsilia pyranthe

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    Orange Migrant

    Catopsilia scylla

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    Pansy

    Junonia sp.

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    Red Lacewing

    Cethosia biblis (ventral)

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    Rice Paper

    Idea leuconoe

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    Tailed Jay

    Graphium agamemnon

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