butterfly house

• See all stages in the butterfly life cycle, including eggs, caterpillars feeding on leaves, and chrysalises.

• Count up to 30 different species, including California natives like the Mourning cloak and Common buckeye. View our Butterfly Pavilion Guide in English or Spanish.

• Chat with museum educators and animal care specialists to find out what makes these animals so special.

• Have a chance to shop in the NHM Butterfly Pavilion store.

This exhibition includes live animals. Did you know the Museum has a professional animal care team on site 365 days a year? They take excellent care of all animals on exhibit at the Museum, utilizing the natural history expertise of our scientists as well as our veterinarian, who advises on any medical and nutritional needs. Because even a frog needs a doctor sometimes.