Butterfly hunting experience in Cuc Phuong
This year's butterfly season in Cuc Phuong has arrived earlier than usual. Here are a few tips to have a successful butterfly hunting season.
1. The butterfly season usually lasts about 1 month and is divided into 3 phases distinguished by butterfly colors.
Early season phase (about 1 week): mainly white butterflies, white butterflies with blue wings... then interspersed with mid-season butterflies (yellow, orange)
Mid-season phase (7-20 days): the phase with the most eye-catching colors, mainly yellow and orange butterflies.
Late season phase: black butterflies, black with orange spots, and iridescent black. Additionally, there are tiny white butterfly patches along the roadside.
In terms of butterfly size, early season butterflies are the smallest, and late season butterflies are the largest, but the number of late season butterflies (black butterflies) is usually much less than that of early season butterflies.
2. Butterfly resting spots
The fixed points are usually: Mac Lake, in front of the entrance to the Ancient People Cave, Bong Center, swamp... However, along the way, there will also be many spots where butterflies rest and fly around.
Resting butterflies are those concentrating on sucking mineral salts and nutrients. You can bring diluted saltwater to attract butterflies to gather in one spot, making it easier to take beautiful photos.
3. Weather
Butterflies are very sensitive insects to weather. Therefore, when it is about to rain, butterflies quickly hide under leaves. Due to their thin wings, butterflies cannot fly in the rain, so they only appear when the weather is dry and sunny.
Thus, to effectively hunt butterflies in Cuc Phuong, you just need to remember two important factors: go in the right season and choose a sunny day. The ideal time is one day after the rain when the sun starts to shine.