The Victoria Butterfly Gardens is a colouful place. The indoor tropical climate houses 50 different types of butterflies whose names are as colourful as their wings: Orange Tiger, Scarlet Mormon, Pink Cattleheart, to name just a few, make up some of the 3000 butterflies that are free flying at the gardens every day from March to October.
You can witness all stages of a butterfly's life at the gardens, from egg to caterpillar (larvae), pupa (chrysalis) to butterfly. In the butterfly nursery, beautiful adult butterflies emerge from their chrysalis everyday. Butterflies that don't breed in the gardens are imported during the pupa stage, from Europe, Central America, and Asia.
During a walk through the gardens, you'll see these butterflies and many more showing off their delightful colours.
The Common Blue Morpho butterfly emerges from a bright green chrysalis to show off blue wings in flight. The wings are folded, hiding their blue colour, when the butterfly is at rest.
The Brown Clipper butterfly spreads its wings to soak up the sun... (... more information below the photos)
Orchid Plant Victoria Butterfly Gardens Vancouver Island British Columbia An orchid plant opens and reaches up to the sun at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in the town of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. These gardens are in the Brentwood Bay area of the island and is a very popular tourist destination. |
Victoria Butterfly Garden Plants Victoria British Columbia One of the many unique species of plants that flourish at Victoria Butterfly Garden in Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. |
Butterfly Cocoon Picture For butterfly enthusiasts, this picture shows how a cocoon attaches itself to a tree branch at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island, BC. |
Flowers Victoria Butterfly Gardens Vancouver Island A plant flourishes as it shows off its beautiful orange flowers to the visitors at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Swallowtail Butterfly A beautiful crimson colored Swallowtail Butterfly feeds off the ends of a tropical plant at Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. |
Butterflies Victoria Butterfly Gardens BC One of the hundreds of butterflies that flutter throughout the tropical gardens at Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, BC. |
Picture Of Butterfly Chrysalis This picture is a display of three green chrysalids and one brown chrysalis which are from the Common Blue Morpho Butterfly and a Brown Heliconidae at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island. |
Common Mormon A detailed picture of the wings of a Common Mormon Butterfly as he rests on a leaf at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Lantana Tropical Plant Beautiful yellow, pink and orange colors make up the flowers of this exotic tropical plant on display at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. |
Common Blue Morpho Butterfly Photo With the wings held up it is almost difficult to imagine the vivid colours and beauty of the Common Blue Morpho Butterfly. |
Brown Clipper Butterfly Victoria Canada A small and delicate species of butterfly, the Brown Clipper almost blends in with its surroundings in the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island. |
Butterfly Cocoons A row of cocoons is a promising sign for the continuation of a species of butterfly at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island. |
Pictures Of Butterflies Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia is a tropical paradise where butterflies soar freely and pictures are easily attainable. |
Butterfly Common Blue Morpho A beautiful Common Blue Morpho butterfly rests upon a radiant flower at Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. |
Butterfly Species Victoria Many butterfly species reside at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in British Columbia, one being the Giant Owl Butterfly. |
Butterfly Chrysalis Butterfly chrysalis hang from a wooden board at Victoria Butterfly World in Victoria, Canada. |
Orange Tiger Butterfly Victoria An Orange Tiger Butterfly rests peacefully on a leaf at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. |
Purple Orchids Victoria Purple and white orchids bloom in the Tropical Garden at Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. |
Picture Of A Hibiscus Flower The Hibiscus is a showy flower which is reminiscent of a tropical island in the South Pacific. |
Malachite Butterfly A Malachite Butterfly shows of his radiant colored wings at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. |
Scarlet Mormon Victoria A Scarlet Mormon butterfly sits upon some of the lush greenery at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. |
Giant Owl Butterfly Victoria Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, Canada is the ideal place for tourists to get a close look at a Giant Owl Butterfly. |
Brown Clipper Butterfly Victoria Gardens A Brown Clipper butterfly rests upon a blossoming flower at Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Young Orchids Beautiful young orchids begin to flourish into stunning colors of purple and white in Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. |
Common Mormon Butterfly The details of the wings of a Common Mormon Butterfly at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island. |
Common Blue Morpho Butterfly The underside of the Common Blue Morpho Butterfly gives little evidence of the fluorescent colour of the top of the wings. |
Tiger Butterfly On A Leaf The Tiger Butterfly is one of the easier species of butterfly to photograph as it rests on a leaf with wings laid out flat. |
Bromeliad A beautiful Bromeliad is one of the many types of plants on exhibit at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Scarlet Mormon Butterfly The Scarlet Mormon Butterfly rests on a plant at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Giant Owl Butterfly The Giant Owl Butterfly is found from Mexico through South America. |
Tiger Longwing Butterfly An Adult Tiger longwing Butterfly rests on a green leaf at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. |
Tiger Butterfly The Victoria Butterfly Gardens feature many species of Butterflies including the Tiger Butterfly. |
Pink Cattleheart Butterfly Adult Pink Cattleheart butterflies have a wing span of approximately 2 to 3 inches. |
Brown Clipper Butterfly A Brown Clipper Butterfly rests open winged at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. |
Common Mormon Butterfly The beautiful colours of the Common Morman seen at the Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. |
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... after a hectic zigzag flight through the gardens.
Though most butterflies live just a few short weeks, the Tiger Longwing butterfly can live for several months thanks to its rich diet of pollen. Most of the gardens' other residents drink nectar and fruit juices, as they would in the wild.
Birds and other animals out looking for a tasty treat might consider butterflies a great snack, so many species of butterflies boast eyespots on their wings. The Giant Owl butterfly has the most obvious of eyespots, his mimicking perfectly the eyes of an owl to frighten off any predators looking for lunch.
The Victoria Butterfly Gardens is a great place for children to learn about one of the fascinating lifecycles of our planet.
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