Butterfly Jungle at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Photo by Eric Sanchez
Butterfly Jungle at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Photo by Eric Sanchez

A jungle with more than 20 species for butterflies will open this week at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

The annual springtime event allows visitors to step into a unique exhibit and view thousands of colorful butterflies as they flitter through an enclosed jungle.

Visitors are encouraged to wear bright colors and move slowly to attract the butterflies. Butterflies may land on a shoulder, head or anywhere else they desire.

Butterfly Jungle runs from March 12 to April 10, with extended Safari Park hours—from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily—during this event.

A Common Blue Morpho butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Common Blue Morpho butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Rusty-Tipped Page butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Rusty-Tipped Page butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Giant Owl butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Giant Owl butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Grecian Shoemaker butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Grecian Shoemaker butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Tailed Jay butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Tailed Jay butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle. Photo by Eric Sanchez
A Postman butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Butterfly Jungle.
A Postman butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle.