Butterfly Biosphere

 One day at the Timpanogos Festival, we had some time before the performance schedule started, so, we went to the Thanksgiving Point Butterfly Biosphere.  The Biosphere is the only butterfly habitat in Utah and one of the largest in the United States.

Even without the butterflies, the indoor greenhouse-like Biosphere is a wonder of tropical plans

of every sort.  For the health of the butterflies, the temperature is kept between 80 and 90 degrees and the humidity is maintained at 60%. It is a perfect environment for vegetation to thrive. 

The butterflies are not shy about eating. They love fruits of every sort, especially oranges, bananas, and apples.  You can watch then make the slices actually disappear as you look on. 

We had an unhurried and fascinating visit.