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March Morpho Mania at The Butterfly House

March 06, 2009

 This weekend marks the start of March Morpho Mania at Faust Park's Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. My kids are probably more familiar with the beautiful blue morpho butterflies because they have been featured on Go, Diego, Go! The morpho's brilliant blue inside wings and brown camoflauged outer wings make them interesting to all visitos but kids in particular seem drawn to them. During Morpho Mania, visitors can watch 1,500 of these colorful insects as well as the many other butterflies housed inside the tropical dome. There will be special releases of Morphos each Saturday and Sunday in March. Saturday releases are at 11am and 2 pm and Sunday releases are at 2pm. Kids can also enjoy educational activities from 10-2 on Saturdays and noon-2:30 on Sundays. All activites are free with paid admission. For more information, visit The Butterfly a House's site.

A closed Blue Morpho Butterfly