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Butterflies for Funerals and Memorials
Butterfly Farming at Shady Oak Butterfly Farm

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Visitors watch Monarchs lay eggs.

Monarchs are eager to
lay thousands of eggs!

Egg Laboratory
Monarch eggs are taken to
the laboratory and sterilized.

Because scales and germs
may be on the eggshell,
they need to be sterilized.

Monarch eggs waiting
for sterilization.

After sterilization, eggs
are placed in sterile totes

After growing for several days,
the caterpillars are moved

Stephen conducts a
tour of the Larvae Laboratory.




Monarch caterpillar molt
inside a rearing container.




Six greenhouses are full
of various host plants

Milkweed is cut and taken
into the laboratory to feed caterpillars

Painted Lady caterpillars
are raised in a separate laboratory.




Chrysalis are removed
several times a week.

Monarch chrysalises waiting
to be glued, and/or cooled.

Chrysalises are glued
to a paper towel covered board.




After gluing, chrysalises
wait in emerging containers

Adult butterflies emerging
and drying their wings.
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A few Monarch scales
are removed to check for disease.



 
 


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Shady Oak Butterfly Farm    Toll free 877-485-2458    12876 SW CR 231 Brooker, Fl 32622     Stephen & Edith Smith

Located 45 minutes from the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida

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At Shady Oak Butterfly Farm we have raised over 40 species of butterflies and moths.

Butterfly Release Source: Healthy Butterfly Breeding.