The Dubai Butterfly Garden ( ar, حديقة الفراشات بدبي) is a
garden for
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
located in the
Dubailand area,
,
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.
It is the world's largest and the region's first indoor butterfly garden.
The garden opened in 2015 and has over 15,000 butterflies from 50 species.
It includes a butterfly museum, ten climate-controlled
dome
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s at temperature of 24 °C, a
Koi fish pond in Dome 2, and an educational area.
The garden covers an area of 2,600m
2.
It is located immediately adjacent to the northeast of the
Dubai Miracle Garden, with a separate entrance.
See also
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Butterfly house
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Dubai Miracle Garden
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List of butterfly houses
References
External links
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{{Dubai landmarks
2015 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Parks established in 2015
Buildings and structures completed in 2015
Parks in Dubai
Gardens in the United Arab Emirates
Buildings and structures in Dubai
Fauna of the United Arab Emirates
Domes
Butterfly houses
Dubailand