Iowa State University is home to one of the biggest public gardens in Iowa: Reiman Gardens. It is home to a great butterfly habitat that houses up to 800 living butterflies. The caterpillars are imported every two weeks from all over the world and hatched locally. The butterflies themselves have a lifespan of about two weeks before they die and get frozen to prevent new eggs from slipping out.
A few selected shots below...
Besides flowers, they also like rotten Bananas. I wonder why...
This fellow already passed away. A good chance to take some time for a macro shot with a manual lens...
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