BUTTERFLY PARADISE

BUTTERFLY PARADISE

Nobody knows how many wonderful butterflies Thailand has, but there are well over 1,200 species. All that is certain is that there are more of these delicate ephemeral creatures here than in almost any country in the world. Their dispersal is so broad that you can go almost anywhere to enjoy their brilliant profusion. If you visit Thung Yai Naresuan and Huai Kha khaeng wildlife sanctuaries, now World Heritage sites, as the prairie flowers blossome you will see the whole expanse of grassland shimmer with a dazzling range of vividly hued butterflies. If you visit the mud flats and wetlands along the coast and particularly in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, you will find to totally different yet equally copious assortment of species feeding on the nectar of the grasses and sedges as they flower. In the forests, whether evergreen or deciduous Thailand’s astonishing abundance of flowering trees calls forth an answering wealth of birds, butterflies and bees. If you are out in the forest at night, you could well see the world’s largest moth, spectacular both for its bold brown and cream markings and for its incredible eight-inch wingspan. As they flutter their jinxing flight in the bright morning sunlight, paradise comes down to earth when Thailand’s glorious butterflies are out. What fantastic beauty!