lepidoptera

two closee ups of butterflies. one butterfly has black and green markings. the second has brown, white and orange markings

Through the end of June, you’ll get a chance to see two impressive butterflies in the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing. The Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) and Rusty Tip (Siproeta epaphus) butterflies arrive from our tropical suppliers in their chrysalis forms. At that point, they look almost identical. Both are a light […]

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close up of a black butterfly with light yellow and red markings on a green leaves

Reiman Gardens recently received a shipment of 52 different species of butterflies in a single shipment, which is a significantly more varied than usual. They include the Magnificent Swallowtail (Papilio garamus) which is large and showy with a cream colored band running across its wings and the New Guinea Birdwings […]

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