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Address: Sentosa Monorail
Station No. 4
Phone: 275 0013
Opening hours: 9-18:30
Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom Museum of Singapore is a
monument built in remembrance of the virtually hundreds of
insects lost each day due to increasing urbanization and
deforestation worldwide.
To create an environment as close to nature, Butterfly
Park is a specially designed enclosure with breathtaking
landscape and greenery. You will encounter a myriad of
live butterflies and insects as they flutter and glide
gracefully amongst the lush and flora in the tropical
garden. These insects are native to the tropical islands
of Asia.
Our planet, Earth, is home to more than2.8 million species
of insects; each having its own unique and complex body
shapes, characteristics and lifestyles. Their immense
population has made them the largest group of living
creatures known. In Insect Kingdom Museum, you will have
close encounters with over 2500 different species of
insects, of which comprised some of the world's most
beautiful and rarest insects.
For protection against predators, these unique insects,
such as the leaf butterflies and walking stick insects
camouflage themselves in their surroundings. Also
displayed in this section are aqua insects and
metamorphosis of the giant silk moth in life-sized
dioramas with complete explanations.
On display here are the world's most beautiful and largest
butterflies and beetles. On displayed here are
representative species of tropical butterflies found
locally and in Southeast Asia region. A variety of Beetles
such as Rhino, Stag and Jewel beetles and ghost walkers
are displayed in dioramas together with bionomics
photographs and explanations.
A selection of live specimens are separately enclosed in
glass cases. They include Jungle Grasshoppers, Long-horned
Beetles, Single-horned Beetles, Man Bugs, Dead Leaf Mantis
and Ghost Spiders, Millipedes, Tarantulas and Scorpions.
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