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

Autumn Leaf

Doleschallia bisaltide (dorsal)

Blue Clipper

Parthenos sylvia

Blue Glassy Tiger

Ideopsis (Danaus) vulgaris

Chocolate Albatross

Appias lyncida

Common Mormon

Papilio polytes (female)

Common Rose

Pachliopta artistolochiae

Common Sailor

Neptis hylas

Common Sergeant

Athyma perius

Dark Blue Tiger

Tirumala septentrionis

Great Mormon

Papilio memnon

Leopard Lacewing

Cethosia cyane

Lime Swallowtail

Papilio demoleus

Malay Cruiser

Vindula dejone

Mottled Emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe

Orange Migrant

Catopsilia scylla

Pansy

Junonia sp.

Red Lacewing

Cethosia biblis (ventral)

Rice Paper

Idea leuconoe

Tailed Jay

Graphium agamemnon