Asia's biggest Butterfly Park in Srirangam
The butterfly park at Trichy which is considered as one of the biggest butterfly parks in Asia, is being constructed over 35 acres at the cost of approximately 8 crores. Though the construction is not yet over public are allowed to visit without fee.
It is exactly situated near river bank of Cauveri near Melur, Srirangam. There is no public or private transport available after melur. There is no hotel nearby. This park is tentatively going to be opened by next year.
This park has beautiful garden, fountain, largest butterfly glass house, fountain and hut to take rest and have food.
The main attraction would be Zodiac Park. When the park is opened, public would get tree at free of cost inside the butterfly park and they can plant and grow. This is called “Nakashtra Vanam” (Zodiac Park). The authority of Butterfly Park will also have a plan to spray scent which attracts butterfly and make them to sit on the public when they enter.
Mukkombu is one of the Trichy’s main attractive tourist spots is situated near to this park (aprx 7 kms). You can ride to Mukkombu on the river bank of Cauvery. It would be unforgettable experience. Take tool kit with you in case of puncture or breakdown. There is no mechanical shop nearby.
This is Aisa's biggest butterfly park is going to open soon. It spread over 35 acres filled with park, butterfly houses, butterfly miniature, fountain, zodiac Sign Park etc. Zodiac Sign Park is going to be the centre of attraction when this park is opened. Visitor can plant a tree at free of cost according to their sign. This butterfly park is situated near Srirangam melur (Srirangam Nattu Vaikal)
Name:Giant butterfly sculpture
Name of the butterfly:Ideopsis vulgaris
Colors: Blue, Black, White
Height: 15 feet tall
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photographs: Guna Selvi
Flowering plants: lantana, Lagerstroemia indica, Adenium obesum, Allamanda neriifolia, Angelonia angustifolia,Angelonia angustifolia,Catharanthus roseus, star cluster
Name: Asia's largest butterfly park, Trichy Butterfly Park
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Acres: 35
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photographs: Guna Selvi
Estimated Value: Approximately 8 crores
Main Attraction: Varieties of butterflies, Flower garden for feeding butterflies, insects, Beetles, Fountain, Glass house, Zodiac Park, Nakashtra Vanam
Name: Trichy butterfly park entrance
Design: Rocks, Climbing roots of tree
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Acres: 35
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photographs: Guna Selvi
Main Attraction: Varieties of butterflies, Flower garden for feeding butterflies, insects, Beetles, Fountain, Glass house, Zodiac Park, Nakashtra Vanam
Common Name: Tree statue
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Acres: 35
Height: 20 feet tall
Camera: Nikon D40X
Color: Beige, Brown
Main Attraction: Varieties of butterflies, Flower garden for feeding butterflies, insects, Beetles, Fountain, Glass house, Zodiac Park, Nakashtra Vanam
Common Name: Tree statue with insects
Height: 20 feet
Description : Tree with insects surrounded by water stream & miniature pink, white, red fragrant roses
Camera: Nikon D40X
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
No. Of Acres : 35
Photographs: Guna Selvi
Common Name: Orange Tip
Scientific Name: Anthocharis cardamines
Family : Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Kingdom: Animalia
Class : Insecta
Genus : Anthocharis
Colours : Orange, white & black
Location : Trichy butterfly park, india
Name: Orange tip butterfly on yellow lantana
Species: cardamines
Division : Rhopalocera
Color: White, Orange, Black patterns
Size of Butterfly : Medium
Category :Male
Found in: Europe, Asia
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Camera: Nikon D40X
Common Name: Ideopsis vulgaris
Common Name: The Blue Glassy Tiger
Belongs to : Crows & Tigers
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Lepidoptera
Family : Nymphalidae
Found in : Vietnam, Laos, India, Singapore, forest edges, plantations
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Common Name: Danaus chrysippus
Common Name: Plain Tiger
Synonyms : Danaus dorippus, Papilio chrysippus Linnaeus
Kingdom : Animalia
Camera: Nikon D40X
Family: Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Size of the Butterfly : Medium
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Name: Blue glassy tiger
Synonym: Danais vulgaris
Lenght of Wingspan : 7.874cm
Wings Pattern : Hyaline bluish-white streaks & spots
Class : Insecta
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus: Ideopsis
Found In: Edge of forest, groves, lantana garden
Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica
Common Name: Pink Crape Myrtle
Family: Lythraceae
Order : Myrtales
Genus : Lagerstroemia
Category : Deciduous tree or large shrub
Special Feature : Frost tolerant
Origin / Ntive: Indian Subcontinent, Japan, China, Korea
Flowers & Attracts: Pink, white, purple, clustered, butterflies, birds, bees
Scientific name: Lantana camara
Common Name: Red sage, big sage, wild sage, red lantana
Origin / Native: Tropics of America
Family: Verbenaceae
Order: Lamiales
Genus: Lantana
Type:Small perennial shrub
Flowers: Red & yellow, clustered, showy
Good for: Borders, pots, garden beds
Common Name: Adenium obesum red with white
Common Name: Desert rose, impala lily, Sabi star, kudu
Camera: Nikon D40X
Binomial name: Adenium obesum
Origin / Native: Africa, Arabia, Sahel regions, south of the Sahara
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Height: 2 feet
Common Name: African monarch
Synonym: Danaus chrysippus liboria
Range of butterfly: Africa, India, Sri Lanka, southern Europe, Myanmar, China
Found In: Mountains, deserts, fields
Color : Brown, black with white spots
Size of Butterfly : Male butterfly is smaller than the female
Camera : Nikon D40X
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Common Name: Allamanda neriifolia
Kingdom: Plantae
Category: Shrub, Vines
Origin / Native: Brazil
Grows in : Abandoned fields, riverbanks tropical areas, dumps
Uses: Medicinal , ornamental
Foliage: Green, oppositely arranged, oval, glossy, 10 feet tall
Camera : Nikon D40X
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Name: Ideopsis vulgaris on yellow lantana
Common butterfly in: Singapore
Family: Nymphalidae
Found In: Plantations, forests
Flowers : Lantana flowers best for butterfly garden
Species : vulgaris
Camera : Nikon D40X
Colour : Blue & black
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Common Name: Angelonia
Scientific Name: Angelonia angustifolia
Family: Plantaginaceae
Origin / Native: South America
Best For : Borders, Butterfly Gardens
Flowers : Small, white, Fragrance, resembles snapdragon flowers
Foliage : Deep green, simple, oppositely arrange leaves, 3 feet tall
Camera : Nikon D40X
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Scientific Name: Angelonia grandiflora
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Angelonia
Kingdom: Plantae
Flowers : Small, fragrance, oppositely arrranged blooms, white with blue, purple, bicolor, hairy
Foliage : deep green, narrow leaves, hairy
Height : 3 feet
Camera : Nikon D40X
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Name: Asclepias curassavica-tropical milkweed
Scientific name: Asclepias curassavica
Common Name: Mexican butterfly weed, scarlet milkweed, blood flower
Family: Apocynaceae
Order : Gentianales
Genus : Asclepias
Camera : Nikon D40X
Type & Category : Perennial subshrub
Name: Butterfly greenhouse
Flowers: Rain lilies, desert roses, star cluster flowers & many more
Height: Approximately 35 feet tall.
Length: 60 feet wide
Name of butterfly : ideopsis vulgaris macrina
Completed : Under construction
Camera : Nikon D40X
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, Melur, Trichy
Name: Catharanthus roseus white
Common Name: Madagascar rosy periwinkle
Origin / Native: Madagascar, Indian Ocean island
Family: Apocynaceae
Order : Gentianales
Synonym: Vinca rosea
Type: Herb, Subshrub
Flowers: White, small, clusterd, fragrance with glossy evergreen foliage
Camera : Nikon D40X
Common Name: Egyptian star cluster
Binomial name: Pentas lanceolata
Origin / Native: Africa, Yemen
Family: Rubiaceae
Order : Gentianales
Good For : Summer garden, butterfly garden, borders
Flowers : Magenta pink, small, clustered, colourful
Camera : Nikon D40X
Category : Evergreen Shrub
Common Name: Euphorbia milii-Crown of thorns
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Order: Malpighiales
Best For: Borders, Pots, Edges, butterfly garden
Origin / Native : Madagascar
Category : Succulent plant
Habit & Flowers : Dwarf, Small clustered, magenta pink, showy
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Common Name: Euphorbia milii hybrid
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Order: Malpighiales
Kingdom: Plantae
Origin / Native : Madagascar
Category : Succulent plant
Flowers : White, pink with green variegated patterns, tricolour, showy, small, 2 petals
Good for : Pots, borders, containers
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Common Name: Euphorbia milii var roseana
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Order: Malpighiales
Common Name: Christ thorn
Origin / Native : Madagascar
Category : Succulent plant
Flowers : Small, showy, clustered, bicolor petals, upper-red color, down side- yellow, beige color variations
Good for : Pots, borders, containers
Genus : Euphorbia
Common Name: Golden trumpet
Botanical Name: Allamanda cathartica
Family: Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
Flower Color : Golden yellow, beige, brown
Flowers : Trumpt shaped, large, showy
Height : 18 feet tall
Good for : Butterfly garden
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Common Name: Ideopsis vulgaris macrina statue
Family: Brush-footed butterflies
Similar to: Dark Glassy Tiger
Species: vulgaris
Synonym: Radena vulgaris
Found In : Java, India, Thailand, Singapore
Camera : Nikon D40X
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, Melur, trichy
Common Name: Purple lantana, trailing lantana, Small lantana
Botanical Name: Lantana montevidensis
Family: Verbenaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : South America
Genus : Lantana
Flowers : Purple, pale purple, lavender, small, clustered, showy
Camera : Nikon D40x
Location : Srirangam butterfly park, trichy
Name: Grasshopper climbs on the tree
Nos & Name of Insects Designed: 6, Beetle, Ant, dragon fly
Location: Srirangam butterfly park, melur, trichy
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photographs : Gunaselvi
Height : 10 feet
Type : Artificial
Camera fee : 100 for video & 50 for still camera
Common Name: Grasshopper in tree statue
Color: Yellow, Blue, Black
Location: Trichy butterfly park, Srirangam, Melur
Camera: Nikon D40x
Image resolution : 600x402, 2592x3872
Height : 10 feet
Type : Artificial
Camera fee : 100 for video & 50 for still camera
Name: Hanging bridge
Colors For Decoration: Purple, White
Structural material: Wood or Timber
Height: 12 feet tall
Length : 40 feet long
Uses : Connecting two butterfly green houses-between river stream
Height : 10 feet
Type : Artificial
Camera fee : 100 for video & 50 for still camera
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