Butterflies 101

Monday through Friday, 2pm (30 minutes)
Day Butterfly Center

Become a butterfly expert! Join our experts for a 30-minute session where you can get an in-depth look at the fascinating details of these incredible creatures. Every incredible flash of color seen as a butterfly flits by is the result of their magnificent and miraculous life cycle – a long and arduous journey.

In this program, learn about each stage of their life cycle and the amazing adaptations that make them unique even among insects. Discover the differences between moths and butterflies – it’s not nearly as simple as you might expect. Find out the threats facing butterflies today and why people don’t see as many now as in years past – and how to help bring them back. Learn about the monarchs’ astonishing 2,000-mile migration, how it’s possible, and how scientists have learned so much about them. And hear interesting behind-the-scenes details about the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center and how it came to be.

You’ll leave this program with a whole new perspective on butterflies.