pilpintuwasi butterfly farm
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Welcome to The Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm.The Amazon is profuse with many varieties of butterfly on show, including the highly colored and delicate Longwings and other Heliconids Swallowtails (papilios) Peirids Caligos (owl butterflies).
The Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm is the only butterfly farm in Peru - and the farm is included on select guided tours. Butterfly farms in tropical rainforest areas are increasingly becoming another important factor contributing to a greater understanding of rainforests and their conservation.
More than 40 species of the most colorful (and least dangerous) insects of the Amazon thrive at Pilpintuwasi. Visitors learn about the problems with finding a host plant for each caterpillar, the life cycle of butterflies, problems with predators, etc.
more than 40 species
At Pilpintuwasi, you will see the rearing of the giant blue Morphos (image above), Helicons, Owl Moths, Swallow tails and many others.
Visitors to Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm in Iquitos are able to see the complete life cycle, and learn about the impressive development of butterflies.
Iquitos is situated near the confluence of the Nanay and Amazon rivers. Our butterfly farm and Animal Orphanage are on the banks of the Nanay River.
As we love nature, and are conscious of the threats to flora and fauna, we hope that our efforts will enable our visitors to increase interest in and love of our natural world and help with conservation efforts.