光明蝶谷(gu)位于長沙市(shi)望城(cheng)區白箬鋪(pu)鎮(zhen)光明村老沖(chong)塘(tang),緊鄰友仁(ren)小(xiao)鎮(zhen),屬光明大觀園核心功能區,距長沙市(shi)區約(yue)15km,占地總(zong)面積約(yue)200余畝,依山(shan)伴水,生態自然環境(jing)優美。
蝶(die)谷分(fen)為蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)觀賞網(wang)棚、蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)放(fang)飛(fei)區(qu)(qu)、登山(shan)覽(lan)景區(qu)(qu)、蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)養殖基地、谷地休閑區(qu)(qu)、科普(pu)展覽(lan)區(qu)(qu)、DIY制作(zuo)展銷(xiao)區(qu)(qu)、生(sheng)活服務區(qu)(qu)等8大功能區(qu)(qu)域。其中蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)觀賞網(wang)棚占地面積3900平米,是目(mu)前亞洲較(jiao)大的蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)觀賞網(wang)棚;科普(pu)展覽(lan)廳(ting)內收集了世(shi)界各地的珍稀蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)標本數百種,其中就(jiu)有曾在國際拍賣(mai)市場以(yi)3.6萬美(mei)元成交的世(shi)界第一(yi)名蝶(die)--“光明女神蝶(die)”。
園區內還提供了(le)(le)蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)由(you)卵—幼蟲—蛹—成蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)的(de)整(zheng)個生(sheng)命演(yan)變過(guo)(guo)程觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)(shang),并設(she)置了(le)(le)蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)放(fang)飛(fei)、蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)飼喂、蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)工(gong)藝(yi)品加工(gong)制作等(deng)(deng)互動(dong)(dong)性(xing)活動(dong)(dong)環節。是湖(hu)南省(sheng)第(di)一(yi)個集蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)飼養、昆蟲研(yan)究(jiu)、科普教(jiao)育、觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)(shang)攝(she)影、親情放(fang)飛(fei)、蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)工(gong)藝(yi)等(deng)(deng)于(yu)一(yi)體(ti)的(de)蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)文(wen)化(hua)主(zhu)題公園。蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)(shang)網棚(peng)是蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)野外生(sheng)存(cun)的(de)模擬(ni)空間,網棚(peng)把生(sheng)態(tai)、文(wen)化(hua)、旅游等(deng)(deng)動(dong)(dong)感元素與(yu)蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)的(de)習性(xing)進行科學(xue)地融合,組(zu)成一(yi)個完(wan)整(zheng)的(de)半封閉空間。它占地面(mian)積3900平米(mi),高(gao)15米(mi),是目前(qian)亞洲較(jiao)大的(de)蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)(shang)網棚(peng)。 網棚(peng)區依(yi)山(shan)而(er)建,自然(ran)生(sheng)態(tai)優美(mei),園內小橋流(liu)水、奇花異草、景色宜人。棚(peng)內種(zhong)植(zhi)有大量蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)蜜源植(zhi)物(wu)及自然(ran)景觀(guan)(guan)植(zhi)被,通過(guo)(guo)定(ding)期投放(fang)斑蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)科、蛺蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)科、鳳(feng)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)科、絹蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)科等(deng)(deng)100余種(zhong)近萬只蝴(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)供游客(ke)觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)(shang),游客(ke)可(ke)以置身于(yu)彩蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)(die)飛(fei)舞、花海青(qing)山(shan)的(de)懷(huai)抱,展現一(yi)幅人與(yu)自然(ran)和(he)諧相(xiang)處的(de)美(mei)麗畫卷(juan)。
其中(zhong)棚內的(de)“玉(yu)帶鳳(feng)蝶”被(bei)譽(yu)為(wei)梁祝(zhu)的(de)化身,祈(qi)福天(tian)下有情人忠貞不渝、天(tian)長地久。蝴(hu)蝶放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)(fei)(fei)廣場(chang)是(shi)游客們(men)親自(zi)體驗蝴(hu)蝶放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)(fei)(fei)的(de)場(chang)所。廣場(chang)內種(zhong)植有11000株鳳(feng)仙花,為(wei)蝴(hu)蝶提供蜜源。在(zai)放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)(fei)(fei)區放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)(fei)(fei)的(de)蝴(hu)蝶不會馬(ma)上飛(fei)(fei)(fei)(fei)走,而是(shi)停落(luo)在(zai)花叢(cong)中(zhong)待人們(men)觀(guan)賞(shang)。在(zai)放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)(fei)(fei)廣場(chang)旁坐落(luo)著數蝶亭(ting),人們(men)可以(yi)在(zai)亭(ting)內品著美(mei)茶,欣賞(shang)美(mei)景,感(gan)受這與(yu)大自(zi)然(ran)渾然(ran)一體的(de)滋味(wei)。