Have A Fluttering Encounter At Singapore Zoo’s Fragile Forest Butterfly Aviary

Have A Fluttering Encounter At Singapore Zoo’s Fragile Forest Butterfly Aviary
Image: Wildlife Reserves Singapore
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Singapore Zoo’s Fragile Forest has a new butterfly aviary which is now home to 11 butterfly species, eight of which are native to Singapore. The native species include the Plain Tiger, Common Mormon, Great Eggfly and Autumn Leaf.

Clipper butterfly
Close up of the Clipper butterfly. Image: Wildlife Reserves Singapore

One of the butterflies found at the Fragile Forest new butterfly aviary is the Clipper butterfly, a species which was once found in Singapore but is now extinct locally.

Clipper butterflies wait to emerge at Fragile Forest’s behind the scenes area.
Image: Wildlife Reserves Singapore

The butterflies are bred in the Fragile Forest’s behind the scenes area. Once they emerge from the chrysalis, they are then transferred to the Fragile Forest butterfly aviary.

Fragile Forest Butterfly Aviary
Image: Wildlife Reserves Singapore

Visitors to the butterfly aviary may find the free-flying butterflies choosing to land on them. However, visitors are encouraged not to reach out and touch the butterflies as improper handling may damage the butterflies’ wings.


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