Releasing butterflies is good for the environment

When someone releases a farm-raised butterfly at a special event, it is good for the environment. Besides creating a lasting memory for guests at the event, the butterflies will rapidly adjust to their environment, fluttering away, seeking nectar sources and then finding others of their own species, mating, and perpetuating the species. If butterflies are released near the host plants that the female will lay her eggs on, one may even be able to witness the whole life cycle, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and finally emerging as an adult, to begin the process again. Releasing butterflies also helps plants, since the butterflies are good pollinators. They are not as good as bees, but they are an important way to help pollinate many plants.