Recently we did a small butterfly release for my daughter, Sofia's Quince party. It was amazing! We had 15 local butterflies that we caught and released a few hours later. This was our journey in catching what we needed for the release.
In this video no butterflies were harmed. Species caught and released locally were:
zebra long wing
gulf fritillary
polydamas swallowtail
pink spot sulphur
cloudless sulphur
atala hairstreak
white peacock
Monk skipper
We have had 30+ years of experience in handling butterflies and handled our bugs with the utmost of care. They were stored in a cooler with a few cold pack (not ice). We want the temperature to be low enough to slow the butterfly metabolism down but not to harm the butterflies. Temp inside the cooler was in the upper 50's, lower 60's F. Being in the cooler also keeps them in the dark to keep them from trying to fly around and beat themselves up in the cooler.
All 15 specimens flew away in perfect health.
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