Borboletário - Quinta de Rana - Cascais, Portugal
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N 38° 41.780 W 009° 20.763
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The "Borboletário" is a Butterfly house, located in the "Quinta de Rana" Urban Park.
Waymark Code: WMB4ZC
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 04/06/2011
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The "Borboletário" aims the study of butterflies in their various states of development, the preservation of species and environmental education. Part of the butterfly greenhouse production should be introduced into the wild, and in the "Quinta de Rana" Urban Park.
Butterflies play an important role in maintaining ecosystems, contributing to increased biodiversity due to their interaction with plants, pollinating them. They are also a good indicator of environmental quality and do not resist in places degraded and polluted.
The "Borboletário" equipment is for collective use, with guided tours and free. An exhibition of eggs, larvae, pupae, as well as host plants of each species.
The "Borboletário" is distinguished by its unique structure, which brings us to the image of a cocoon stage of metamorphosis. This is a very lightweight structure, where the lamellae of wood, apart from meter to meter, and the translucent screen allows us to visualize the interior and even beyond.
This space meets the conditions necessary for the creation of various kinds, not just butterflies but moths and other insects, especially in plants which provide food and allow Lepidoptera complete their life cycle from egg to adulthood.
-- Source: plaque outside the "Borboletário"
Town: São Domingos de Rana, Cascais
Name of Science Building (if affiliated): Borboletário do Parque Urbano da Quinta da Rana
Hours of operation:
Março a Junho e Outubro a Novembro
Quarta-feira a Domingo: 10:00 às 16:00
Julho a Setembro
Quarta-feira a Domingo: 10:00 às 17:00
Fechado para almoço: 13:00 às 14:00
Prices:
Grátis
Affiliated Website: Not listed
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