Come face-to-face with hundreds of exotic, vibrant butterflies fluttering atop a lush tropical canvas of foliage and flowers as you experience the Butterfly Rainforest, the Florida Museum's newest permanent exhibit. The Rainforest houses subtropical and tropical plants and trees, including nectar flowers to support many different species of Lepidoptera. Guests can stroll along the winding path and relax to the sounds of cascading waterfalls year-round.

Visitors will have the opportunity to view live butterfly releases Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., weather permitting.

There is an additional admission charge to the Butterfly Rainforest. Please see Visitor Information for details.

• The Butterfly Rainforest is a 6,400 square foot living exhibit.
  
  
• It usually contains 55 to 65 species at any one given time.
  
  
• The continuous population is several hundred butterflies.
  
  
• Butterflies in our predator-free exhibit typically live two to three weeks.
  
  
• Tropical butterflies generally begin flying when the air temperature reaches 60 degrees.
  
  
• Butterflies in the exhibit are from butterfly farms because they help protect natural habitats from destruction and promote conservation.
  
  
• Our butterflies come to us in the chrysalis stage from farms in the Philippines, Malaysia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Suriname, Ecuador, Belize and Florida.