{"id":232038,"date":"2026-03-23T03:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/232038\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T03:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:54:10","slug":"photos-butterfly-pavilion-nets-wide-eyed-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/232038\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Butterfly Pavilion nets wide-eyed visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nature lovers, rejoice! The Natural History Museum\u2019s Butterfly Pavilion is back,  with up to 30 butterfly and moth species, as well as an assortment of California plants. The seasonal outdoor exhibit, which runs through Aug. 23, allows visitors to see nature up close \u2014 we\u2019re talking walking amid hundreds of butterflies and having them land on your arms or shoulders. A $10 add-on ticket along with a museum ticket is required  to explore the pavilion. Visits last half an hour.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"A deep orange butterfly \"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238047_746_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>A Julia Longwing  rests on a leaf.  <\/p>\n<p data-element=\"media-set-index\" class=\"absolute flex items-center justify-center z-1 left-0 bottom-0 h-1.25 w-1.25 m-0 p-2.5 font-cms-font-service-text font-medium text-xs leading-none text-cms-color-overlay-text bg-blackAlpha65\"> 1 <\/p>\n<p>               <img class=\"image\" alt=\"A butterfly in the foreground with a woman looking down in the background \"   width=\"800\" height=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238048_695_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>           <\/p>\n<p data-element=\"media-set-index\" class=\"absolute flex items-center justify-center z-1 left-0 bottom-0 h-1.25 w-1.25 m-0 p-2.5 font-cms-font-service-text font-medium text-xs leading-none text-cms-color-overlay-text bg-blackAlpha65\"> 2 <\/p>\n<p>               <img class=\"image\" alt=\"A Giant Swallowtail butterfly pollinates a flower.\"   width=\"800\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238048_510_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>           <\/p>\n<p data-element=\"media-set-index\" class=\"absolute flex items-center justify-center z-1 left-0 bottom-0 h-1.25 w-1.25 m-0 p-2.5 font-cms-font-service-text font-medium text-xs leading-none text-cms-color-overlay-text bg-blackAlpha65\"> 3 <\/p>\n<p>               <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Josephine Nicolet, Nate Nicolet and Gavin Nicolet from Reno, CA watch butterflies fly around.\"   width=\"800\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238049_274_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>          <\/p>\n<p id=\"media-set-0000019d-1879-dd82-adfd-1a7f03430011\" data-element=\"media-set-caption\" class=\"col-span-full mx-5 my-0 font-cms-font-service-text font-medium text-xs leading-3.5 text-cms-color-brand-text lg:mx-0\">  1.  Visitors view other butterflies behind an owl butterfly, foreground.     2.  A giant swallowtail pollinates a flower.     3.  Josephine Nicolet, 6, left, Nate Nicolet and Gavin Nicolet, 9,  of Reno  watch the insects fly around them at the exhibition.   <\/p>\n<p>               <img class=\"image\" alt=\"A butterfly sits on a person's finger\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238049_532_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>A blue morpho shows its camouflage side while sitting on the finger of a visitor. <\/p>\n<p>                    <img class=\"image\" alt=\"A blue butterfly clings to netting  \"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238049_723_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>A blue morpho\u2019s open wings show its more dazzling side. <\/p>\n<p>                    <img class=\"image\" alt=\"A man and woman stop on a path surrounded with plants \"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238049_664_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Steve Tong and Crystal Nguyen of Echo Park watch the butterflies. <\/p>\n<p>                    <img class=\"image\" alt=\"An Orange-barred Sulphur butterfly sits on a flower.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774238050_806_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>In addition to enjoying the flying stars of the show, visitors can learn about all stages in the butterfly life cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nature lovers, rejoice! 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