About Bangkok Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
The Bangkok Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is an enclosed nature learning centre located inside Wachirabenchathat Park (Rot Fai Park) in Chatuchak District, Bangkok. It features a large domed butterfly enclosure and an insectarium with educational exhibits. Established by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, it showcases free-flying native butterflies, tropical plants, and preserved insect displays for conservation and public education.
Visitors guide
Visitors enter a large netted dome housing free-flying butterflies among tropical plants, waterfalls and flowering shrubs, plus an adjacent insectarium building with display cases of preserved butterflies, beetles and other insects, life-cycle exhibits, cocoons and educational panels. The setting is within the green park complex of Rot Fai Park, with paved paths, exhibition rooms and a controlled humid environment inside the dome.
Key highlights
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Large domed enclosure with free-flying native butterflies
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Insectarium with preserved specimens and life-cycle displays
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Tropical plantings, waterfall and landscaped habitat inside dome
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Educational exhibition hall on butterfly and insect conservation
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Located within Wachirabenchathat Park green complex