Currently, the butterflies are coming from the Americas. In the coming months, there will be butterflies from the Philippines and Africa. With the concentration of butterflies in the enclosed area, there is a need to offer the butterflies more feeding locations. One way of distinguishing between a female or male in many species is by looking at their upper wing surface. Generally, mates have brighter colors than females.
Males spend much of their time flying in search of females.
Females can be spotted spending time searching for plants to lay their eggs on. Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on June 8, 2000. Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved.