Butterflies

Butterfly watching (also called butterflying) is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of butterflies. There are clubs, handbooks, checklists, and festivals devoted to the activity.

South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center is home to a new exhibit the Butterfly Garden where massive blooms of nectar and larval plants attract Gulf Fritillaries, Tiger and Giant Swallowtails, Red Admirals, Monarchs, Queens and others. Stout trellises have been added for climbing varieties of butterfly attractors. An octagonal 2600 square-foot, open air screened Butterfly House, is a walk-through, interactive ‘flight cage’ housing both native and migratory butterflies. Hans & Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge is also a popular spot for butterflies.