Butterfly House Opens At Churchville Nature Center

NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —The Butterfly House will officially open Saturday at the Churchville Nature Center after it was delayed for a week.

Being a native species butterfly house means that the Churchville Nature Center follows the natural lifecycle of its butterflies.

"Due to this season's environmental conditions, there were few adult butterflies flying in the house," the center said in a Facebook post explaining the delay."

But the butterflies are back.

The Butterfly House will be open from Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Sept. 16. (The center is closed on Mondays.)

Visitors can linger in the house and surrounding enclosure for as long as desired, during the hours of operation.

Tours can be requested but since the Butterfly House is an open-air facility, tours may be affected by weather. Docents will be on hand to answer questions and provide tours of the house if a tour is requested.

Members of Churchville Nature Center can visit the Butterfly House often for free.

Admission to the Butterfly House for non-members: $8 for Adults, $6 for Seniors, and $5 for children (4-13 years of age; under 4 are free). Active Military Personnel are free. See the center's website for more information.