Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Summer Holiday Day 19: Chester Zoo, part 1 - Butterfly House

 My first visit for 17 years. As a child Chester Zoo was always the biggest and best zoo I had a chance to visit. Since then it has got bigger and has redeveloped so thoroughly that it seems to have gone to another level. My 8.5 hour visit was all action, moving from one fantastic watching experience to another. I still had to miss out a few sections. The butterfly section was worth the entrance fee on its own.

The intense madness that is the butterfly house:

Malachite

Giant Katydid

Postman


Tailed Jay

Great Eggfly or Blue Moon

Monarch

Dark Owl

Tailed Jay

Red Postman

Great Eggfly or Blue Moon

Zebra Longwing

Malachite

Dark Owl

Postman

Glasswing

Tailed Jay

Malachite

Dark Wing

Great Eggfly or Blue Moon

Autumn Leafwing

Scarlet Swallowtail

Great Eggfly or Blue Moon

Common Blue Morpho


Monarch Butterfly caterpillars

Onager
Bald Ibis
European Black Vulture


Bald Ibis

Purple Swamp Hen

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