Experience the Beautiful Butterflies at Chatfield

Butterfly Pavilion and Denver Botanic Gardens present a unique seasonal habitat experience called Butterflies at Chatfield. This showcase of at native Colorado butterflies at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield includes the monarch, painted lady, passion butterfly, queen, pipevine swallowtail, viceroy and red admiral. Species vary on any given day and new chrysalides arrive each week, emerging in front of the public in a custom chrysalis chamber. The 1,500 square foot structure features a garden with more than 50 indigenous Colorado plant species that serve as a habitat for the butterflies. The seasonal exhibit is on view May 29 – late September 2015 and is open daily from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.