Butterflies Go Free – Until April 24, 2016, Botanical Garden LiveEvents March 7, 2016 5072 Butterflies Go Free A Caterpillar’s Life Beneath their parents’ colourful wings, butterfly and moth caterpillars are eager to show you that they, too, can be amazing. Do you remember hunting for caterpillars among the leaves, as a child? Now you can look for some astonishingly diverse caterpillars amidst the tropical plants in the greenhouse. Green, yellow or blue, striped or spotted, covered in wax, hair or spines, caterpillars use all sorts of clever tricks to defend themselves – and impress and surprise you! Learn about this little-known phase in butterflies’ lives, and share the pleasures of “childhood” with the caterpillars at Butterflies Go Free. Facts Number of butterflies and moths in the greenhouses: 1,500 to 2,000 Number of butterflies and moths released during the event: between 15,000 and 20,000 Total number of species present during the event: about 75 Number of species observed during a visit: about 50 Places of origin: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Tanzania, and United States. Attendance since 1998: 2,119,688 For more information, including opening schedule, or to visit the online ticket office: www.espacepourlavie.ca/en #ButterfliesMontreal Botanical Garden Main Exhibition Greenhouse 4101 Sherbrooke East Montreal, QC Canada H1X 2B2
