Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre

Founded in 2009, it is the largest enclosed butterfly centre in Southeast Asia.

Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre has been designed and financed by Ben Hayes and Mike Baltzer, two British butterfly enthusiasts, who had previously set up the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre in Tanzania, East Africa.

[1][2] It is financed as a tourist attraction, generating income for running the centre and local charity projects.

[3] Scientifically, butterflies belong to the insect group of lepidopterans, which also includes moths, and moths also have the attention of Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre.

The centre showcase examples of the large variety of lepidopterans in Cambodia, preferably local varieties, in a large netted garden environment.