Spring 2022 in the Butterfly Rainforest – Exhibits

As chilly winter days give way to warm afternoons and spring showers, you’ll notice a host of new flowers blooming in the exhibit. Our residents enjoy bright sunlight on cool mornings, giving you a chance to snap great photos while enjoying the peace and tranquility. It might take patience or luck, but sometimes one of our residents will sit for a great close-up!

If you need a little serenity break in your day, or just want to experience hundreds of butterflies floating around you, come in for a stroll through the lush exhibit.

Our keepers were hard at work as spring was springing up in the exhibit. We saw some lovely plants blooming! Many thanks to Ingrith for sharing her daily photos with us.

white orchid flower with many purple spots

Purple spotted phalaenopsis flower. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

close up of the center of a Jamaican poinsettia flower showing yellow and green petals and leaves

Jamaican poinsettia flower. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

drid with a long tail sitting on a rock next to the water

Pin-tailed whydah, one of many birds found in the Butterfly Rainforest. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

Cluster of small purple flowers.

Ascocentrum flowers. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

small yellow and green flowers

Hawaiian snow bush with flowers. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

two grey-colored Quail sit on the ground near a large cluster of red flowers

Quail and a blood lily flower. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

small white flowers hang in a cluster below a branch of large green leaves

Lily of the valley tree. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

butterfly with open wings. Th wings are brown at the center with a white band then the wing tips are orange.

Rusty-tipped page butterfly. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

Blue, black and white butterfly with long narrow wings.

Sara longwing butterfly. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

bright red and yellow bromeliad flower in the sun

Red bromeliad inflorescence. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

Close up of white flower with sun shinning through the petals

Amazon lily flower. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

yellow and pink orchid flower and buds

Waterfall orchid flower. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

green and black butterfly sits in the sunlight with its wings open on green leaves.

Emerald swallowtail butterfly basking in the sun. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

tan and pink orchid flower

Nun’s orchid flower. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

Yellow-green and brown butterfly sits on a pink flower.

Malachite butterfly on an anthurium flower. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

Black butterfly with its wings open. The wings have a wide, vibrant blue band.

Banded morpho butterfly. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez

Green and brown butterfly with its wings open

Malachite butterfly. Florida Museum photo by Ingrith Martinez