Butterfly Farm

At 1,500 meters above sea level, Cameron Highlands is home to a number of birds and insects not found in the lowlands. A selection of the unusual butterflies, moths and insects indigenous to the area can be found at butterfly farms in the Green Cow area.

There are two butterfly farms in Cameron Highlands and the are both located around the Kea Farm (Green Cow) area. They are situated not far from Kea Farm, along the way down hill to Tringkap. Both of the farms are just a short walking distance away from each other.

Get a change to see many different species of butterflies which used to be a common sight in the highlands many years ago. A walk through an enclosed area where each species of butterfly is happily floating around in a lush, plant-filled garden is the highlight.

Cameron Highlands Butterfly Farm

The Butterfly Farm located 5 km north of Brinchang, which open daily from 9 am - 6 pm. Butterfly Farm is nice to visit not so much for the butterflies as the variety is limited but perhaps more for the other insects such as the leaf insects, rhinoceros beetles and even reptiles. Located in Kea Farm. The entrance fee is RM3 for adult and RM1.50 for children.

Cameron Highlands Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden is another butterfly farm with almost the same display of insects and reptiles but they have quite a collection of cactus on sale in their shop. Various species of butterflies and live insects can be found here. It also has a small bonsai garden and souvenier shop. This farm is located around Kea Farm area too. It opens from 9.00am to 6.00pm daily. The entrance fee is RM3 for adult and RM1.50 for children.

Raja Brooke butterfly

In Butterfly farms, there's one special species, the Raja Brooke butterfly (Troides Brookiana), is famous for its black and shimmering teeth-shaped electric green markings on its wings. This beautiful butterfly was discovered by the naturalist Alfred R. Wallace in 1855, and was named it for Sir James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. It's considered a rare species, and therefore is protected by the endangered species act.

Moreover, the Raja Brooke butterfly is one the national butterfly of Malaysia . It originally belongs to Papillonidae butterfly family. They considered as a strong fliers with three fully developed pairs of legs. Furthermore, these types of butterfly can only be found from the tropics to more temperate regions.

Even though, visitors can buy the Raja Brooke butterfly from the souvenir shop, however, visitors are not allowed to take out of the country due to the law prohibiting in export of endangered species. Of course, visitors are allowed to bring other beautiful butterflies. Therefore, visitors can hang out in the butterfly souvenir shop and take a look around, to see whether you want to take back framed preserved butterfly as a decoration.