Butterfly Park

Butterfly Corner at National Science Centre, Khanapara, Guwahati is one of its kinds in the country. Various types of common butterflies are bred in captivity here. Visitors can have a look at the entire life cycle of a butterfly. It is not only four different stages, i.e. egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult but also how they are feeding, mating, egg laying, hatching from the eggs, different stages of caterpillars, their moulting process, formation of pupa, changes in pupa and finally hatching of adult butterflies also equally important. This entire breeding process is being done in a specially made house where temperature and humidity are controlled.

To see the beauty of Butterflies, their life cycle and to know many more facts, please visit the Butterfly Corner.