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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo - Butterfly & Insect Pavilion

July 2008. Brand new building that opened in May of 2008.
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July 2008. Brand new building that opened in May of 2008.
 
Between the Lied Jungle, Butterfly Pavilion, Scott Aquarium, Desert Dome, Kingdoms of the Night, Hubbard Gorilla Valley and Cat Complex there are a number of buildings where Nebraskans can hide from the brutal winters.
 
@Mr Gharial Here is an excerpt from my 'Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip' thread:

There is a small aviary for Saffron Finch and also a central aviary for 3 species (White-crested Laughing Thrush, Crested Wood Partridge, Broad-billed Hummingbird) and here is the list of invertebrates in those mud-bank wall terrariums.

Species list (34 species): Black Soldier Fly (hundreds of them!), Giant Asian Mantis, Chinese Mantis, Dragon-headed Katydid, Jungle Nymph, Giant Leaf Insect, Giant Malayan Stick Insect, Black Beauty Walking Stick, New Guinea Walking Stick, Jumping Stick, Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Mealworm, Giant Water Bug, Dermestid Beetle, Blue Death-feigning Beetle, Cactus Longhorn Beetle, Darkling Beetle, Two-spotted Assassin Bug, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Domino Roach, Tanzanian Tailless Whip Scorpion, Mexican Flame-leg Tarantula, Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula, White-toe Tarantula, Pink-toe Tarantula, Cameroon Red Baboon Tarantula, Desert Blonde Tarantula, Venezuelan Suntiger Tarantula, Trinidad Chevron Tarantula, Colombian Lesserblack Tarantula, Golden Orb-web Spider, Desert Hairy Scorpion, Common Emperor Scorpion and Giant African Millipede.
 

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