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Costa Rica is a butterfly sanctuary that contains nearly 10% of the world's butterfly species. They range in size from tiny jewel-like butterflies to giant blue morphs.  These peculiar insects live in a broad variety of habitats.   The butterfly farm is located in La Guacima, Alajuela.  It is about 45 minutes from San Jose.  This is an excellent place to discover more about these amazingly gorgeous insects.
You can see the specialized butterfly's life cycle that includes reproduction, larval stage, chrysalis and adults. Adult butterflies, coming out of their pupas, fly around gracefully.  This farm contains various miniature habitats. You will be surrounded by hundreds of Costa Rica's rainbow-like butterflies in their fullest display.  

Guides may identify the most beautiful of Costa Rica's butterflies, point out the females over positing their eggs on host plants and feeding on flowers. The tour then proceeds to view the amazing metamorphosis of the caterpillar forming the pupae where their bodies change from a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. The entire cycle of the metamorphosis is shown and the early morning tours may even see the butterflies emerging from their chrysalides and taking off for their maiden flight.