Meet our Clearwing Butterfly
The Costa Rican clearwing (Greta oto) is one our favorite butterflies because its wings are clear! Their wings lack scales, so the clear chitinous membrane between the visible veins appears […]
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On Becoming A Butterfly
Butterflies go through several stages of metamorphosis before becoming the adult butterfly that we all know and love. Since we currently have a special nursery for monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterflies […]
Butterfly Scales = Pixie Dust
When butterflies pass away in the Butterflies LIVE! exhibit, it can be a sad and difficult situation to explain to guests. So I try to use that opportunity to explain […]
Thank You Butterflies!
This week, June 15 – 21, is National Pollinator Week. Pollinators are essential to our food supply and natural environment. Did you know that one in three bites of everything […]
Pipevine Swallowtails at Butterflies LIVE!
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Pipevine swallowtails (Battus philenor) mating in the Butterflies LIVE! exhibit.
Bye-bye Butterfly!
Bye-bye Butterfly! Today is the last chance to see these guys ’til next year . Look for Butterflies LIVE! to return in April of 2015. Photo by Don Williamson Photography
Education about Butterflies Can Empower Conservation Efforts
by Richard Frailing, Assistant Butterfly Curator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When I tell people my job, that I work in a butterfly exhibit at the Lewis Ginter and my official title […]
Announcing the Winners: Instagram #Bflies Contest
Photos & text by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Congratulations to @sarabeejensen our Butterflies LIVE! Instagram contest Grand Prize winner. Sara wins a prize package valued at $500 […]
Butterflies LIVE! Returns May 2, 2014
Can you believe Butterflies LIVE! starts in just 2 short weeks? We can’t wait! And guess what? We receive our first chrysalids today too! Stay tuned for more info on what’s […]
Bye-Bye Butterfly: What Happens After Butterflies LIVE! Ends?
by Kendra Norrell, Assistant Butterfly Curator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden During the Butterflies LIVE! exhibit, we thoroughly checked visitors to make sure that butterflies didn’t “hitch-hike” a ride out on clothing […]