Mariposario del Drago -Butterfly Park

The butterflies that fly in the butterfly garden reach it in the form of a chrysalis, since this is the phase of their life cycle in which it is easier to transport them. They come from different parts of the world, where they are bred in captivity and never captured from the wild. When they arrive at the laboratory they are placed in hatching cages under controlled environmental conditions. After hatching, the butterflies fly over the garden and feed on artificial nectar prepared in the laboratory. Thanks to meticulous and conscientious breeding work, visitors will be able to see how a butterfly is born every day of the year. The plants in the garden are the right ones to maintain the habitat of the different species. The butterflies only lay their eggs on certain plants, the team first finds out what plant it is, brings several specimens to the enclosure and performs an acclimatization process, this process is not always satisfactory even when all the variables are given correctly, so it is often necessary resort to manual insemination.