"Butterfly Life is very short. Under natural conditions, it is about three days, so the butterflies come to the exhibition more as pupae.Upon arrival, caring "puppeteers" forward them to a special chamber - insectarium, where, bathed in warmth and light, the butterflies come out and make the first stroke of their wings. By the way, this time at the exhibition can be seen "- said the spokesman of the organizers. 
Exhibition of live tropical butterflies will be held in the halls of the Tomsk Regional Museum, where they created favorable conditions - temperature +28 ° C, high humidity, special lighting. 60% of butterflies are among the exotic species. "The Geography of species is quite diverse: the Philippines, Burma, Malaysia, North and Latin America, Africa, Madagascar ... And each species has its own individual features. For example, "Swallowtail" is found only on the Philippine island of Kalimantan, Indonesia and Pallavan; wingspan up to 15 cm, and it is often mistaken with a bird, a butterfly, which in China is called "rice paper" is so poisonous that even insects do not eat it "- said the press office.