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Butterflies Go Free

from February 16 to April 29, 2012
Watch a video produced by Tourism Montreal

Watch a video produced in 2011 by
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New! Slide Show on Butterflies Go Free

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From February 16 to April 29, 2012, the Main Exhibition Greenhouse and the Ferns Greenhouse host the 15th edition of Butterflies Go Free.

The scientific evidence is undeniable: moths evolved first, then butterflies. Other than the fact that they’re active at different times, how can you tell them apart? Come talk to our nature interpreters and admire over 2,000 butterflies and moths flitting about in the two Botanical Garden greenhouses (the Main Exhibition Greenhouse and the Fern Greenhouse), and find out!

Visitors to this special edition of Butterflies Go Free will discover species of butterflies with day or night behavior. Prepare to be enchanted!



Jardin botanique de Montréal (Gilles Murray)

Bug Bites
Nature interpreters from the Insectarium will be on hand to answer visitors' questions and share all sorts of fascinating details in "Bug Bites" talks.

From February 16 to April 29, 2012, Montreal Botanical Garden invites you to enjoy a unique experience combining science and emotion!



To learn more about the butterflies   Two different experiences - like night and day! [2012 Brochure »»]

To learn more about the butterflies   List of species included in the 2012 Butterfly Go Free Event [Insectarium website »»]

To learn more about the butterflies   For teachers: Butterflies Go Free, Students at Work! [Insectarium website »»]

Butterflies Go Free

February 16 to April 29, 2012

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday
Open Mondays, February 27, March 5 and April 9 [OPEN DURING EASTER WEEKEND]

Montréal Botanical Garden
4101, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal (Québec)
Canada, H1X 2B2
Pie-IX Metro station
Telephone: 514 872-1400

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