Zoos & wildlife parks · Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceWorth a visit
Le Jardin des Papillons
Since 1999, 124 species of butterflies have been observed in the Jardin des Papillons, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: half of France's butterfly fauna on one hectare on the edge of town. Of these, 115 are seen every year.
In 2005 five new species appeared in the garden: the nettle-tree butterfly (Libythea celtis), the Amanda's blue (Polyommatus amandus), the false heath fritillary (Melitaea diamina), the mallow skipper (Pyrgus malvoides) and the large grizzled skipper (Pyrgus alveus).
