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Butterfly Rainforest

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3215 Hull Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611

Butterfly Rainforest

During the Florida Museum’s large-scale expansion project, exhibits are closed temporarily to the public, including the Butterfly Rainforest. The anticipated reopening date is in late 2026. 

Stay up to date with the latest museum pop-ups in the community at www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/calendar

At the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, you’ll come face-to-face with exotic free-flying butterflies within a large screened enclosure. Visitors can stroll through tropical foliage and flowers to the sound of waterfalls. More than 50 species from all over the world reside here at any given time.

The Wall of Wings exhibit inside the museum showcases thousands of preserved and photographed butterfly and moth specimens. Visitors can get a close-up view of scientists working in the world’s largest butterfly research facility. The butterflies in the exhibit become active when temperatures are 60 degrees or higher.

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