page_title: The Magic of Life Butterfly House
section_title: Butterflies
hierarchical_section_title: The Magic of Life Butterfly House / Butterflies
caption_attribution_description: English: Green-Banded Swallowtail
context_page_description: The Magic of Life Butterfly House is an all-weather butterfly zoo visitor attraction near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. Visitors can walk among free-flying butterflies in a luxuriant tropical environment. The centre is located in the scenic Rheidol Valley in Mid Wales.
context_section_description: The centre exhibits over 30 species of tropical butterflies at any one time and up to 80 species over the summer season.  The main genera which can be seen are swallowtails (Papilio), blue morpho (Morpho peleides), owls (Caligo), longwings (Heliconius) and various species of monarch butterflies (Danainae).  The butterflies are imported as pupae from marms in countries such as the Philippines, Costa Rica and Tanzania. The imported butterflies are supplemented by an in situ breeding program that helps sustain numbers in the latter part of the season.
caption: The green-banded swallowtail (Papilio palinurus)
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