Photos: Inside the world’s largest indoor butterfly garden in Dubai

The Dubai Butterfly Garden is home to more than 15,000 butterflies from over 45 species. From the owl-eyed Morpho Granadensis and bright yellow Phoebis Philea to the deep blue Caligo Atreus and the black-and-white Idea Leoconoe, the butterflies are a riot of colour. [A visitor takes a picture of a butterfly at Dubai's indoor Butterfly Garden, considered the world’s largest indoor covered butterfly sanctuary]

They flit around specially cultivated nectar plants and food stations across ten custom-built, climate-controlled domes and the garden is spread over more than 6,000 square metres.

Caligo Eurilochus. The domes are bright and airy, with plenty of natural light coming in through the triangular windows. The temperature inside is tightly monitored.

The entire area has been specially landscaped to include a variety of colourful nectar plants. There are also 15 food stations where butterflies can feed on nutrient syrups and fruits like mangoes, pineapple and watermelon.

Troides Rhadamantus.

Butterflies feed on sugar solution and fruits. For those visitors who also love fish, there is a tranquil Koi pond in Dome 2.

The butterfly garden has a kids’ interactive area where they can draw and colour butterflies and get them printed on customised T-shirts.

An owl butterfly. The owl butterflies are species of the genus Caligo and are known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central and South America.

The Dubai Butterfly Garden is a great place to visit, especially with children.

Attacus Atlas

Morpho Peleides

Visitors at Dubai Butterfly Garden in Dubai. 2nd August 2022. Photo: Ahmed Raman/ Gulf News

A visitor takes a picture of a butterfly at Dubai's indoor Butterfly Garden.