Bornholm Butterfly Park ( da, Bornholms Sommerfuglepark) is located on the western outskirts of
Nexø
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on the
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island of Bornholm. Over a thousand brightly coloured butterflies from around the world can be seen in a large former hothouse while wild Danish species abound in the flowery garden."Bornholm Butterfly Part" , Enjoy Bornholm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
Description
The butterfly park was founded in 1997 in a former nursery garden. Visitors can experience the many different species in natural surroundings. Mating can also be seen as well as the development of eggs into caterpillars and chrysalises. In the butterfly house there are also
quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, or bevy.
Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New ...
s which dispose of ants and snails. Japanese carp swim in the tropical lake while parrots and
parakeet
A parakeet is any one of many small to medium-sized species of parrot, in multiple genera, that generally has long tail feathers.
Etymology and naming
The name ''parakeet'' is derived from the French wor''perroquet'' which is reflected in ...
s fly around or perch in the treetops. Species of butterfly include the ''
Heliconius
''Heliconius'' comprises a colorful and widespread genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the longwings or heliconians. This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from South America ...
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Attacus atlas
''Attacus atlas'', the Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth endemic to the forests of Asia. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''.
Description
The Atlas moth is one of the largest ...
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Greta oto
''Greta oto'' is a species of brush-footed butterfly and member of the subfamily Danainae, tribe Ithomiini, and subtribe Godyridina. It is known by the common name glasswing butterfly for its transparent wings, which allow it to camouflage withou ...
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Morpho peleides
''Morpho peleides'', the Peleides blue morpho, common morpho or the emperor is an Iridescence, iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay and Trinidad.
Most authorities believe that ''peleid ...
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Danaus plexippus
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (''Danaus plexippus'') is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. I ...
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Idea leuconoe
''Idea leuconoe'', also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, large tree nymph, or in Australia the white nymph butterfly, is a butterfly known especially for its presence in butterfly house
A butterfly house, conservatory ...
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Papilio
''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly.
It includes the common yellow swallowtail (''Papilio machaon''), ...
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Phoebis philea
''Phoebis philea'', the orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean.
The wingspan is 68 to 80 mm.Caligo eurilochus''."Bornholms sommerfuglepark" Retrieved 11 November 2012.
There is also a beautifully arranged garden with lakes, waterfalls, flowers and plants. Wild Danish butterflies can be seen outside in the garden, attracted by the plants and their nectar. They include the red admiral, orange tip,
small tortoiseshell
The small tortoiseshell (''Aglais urticae'') is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter; in warmer climates they may have two broods in a season. While the dorsal surface of th ...
, and
painted lady
''Vanessa cardui'' is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan.
Description
File:Vanessa cardui MHNT CUT 2013 3 14 Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers Dos. ...
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Opening hours
The butterfly park is open every day from May to mid-September, 10 am to 5 pm.
Gallery
File:Bornholms Sommerfuglepark og Tropeland Nexø, Bornholm (2012-07-05), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (7).JPG
File:Heliconius erato 001.JPG
File:Morpho peleides, Bornholms Sommerfuglepark 35.jpg
File:Bornholms Sommerfuglepark og Tropeland Nexø, Bornholm (2012-07-05), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (2).JPG
File:Bombyx mori cocoons, Bornholms Sommerfuglepark 23.jpg
File:Bornholms Sommerfuglepark og Tropeland Nexø, Bornholm (2012-07-05), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (3).JPG