- Butterfly
World
- Route 44 near Klapmuts, just off the N1, at the junction of the main Wine
Routes of Stellenbosch and Paarl
P.O. Box 41
Klapmuts 7625
South Africa
e-mail: esther@yebo.co.za
Tel: ++27-21-8755628
Fax: ++27 -21-8755230
- Mariposas
del Mundo - Museum of Entomology
- Buenos Aires; Phone 54-1-664-2108
- Schmetterlinghaus Wien
- Burggarten
- Palmenhaus. Hofburg. Wien 1010; Phone: 0043 1 5338570. Open all year.
- Australian Butterfly
Sanctuary
- P.O. Box 345, Kennedy Highway, Kuranda, Queensland 4872
- Royal Melbourne Zoological Park
- P.O. Box 74, Parkville, 3052 Victoria.
Our thanks to Don Herbison-Evans
and his excellent website
of caterpillar information for the following links:
- The Butterfly Garden of Knokke
- At the Bronlaan, 14 lies the 'Butterfly garden'. This is a 425 m˛ large tropically heated greenhouse with little ponds that are decorated with water lillies and small waterfalls. In the artificial garden hundreds of exotic butterflies are kept. This beautiful garden is open from April till the first weekend of October from 10 am till 17 pm.
- Tropical Wings
Nature Center
- Opening Jan 1, 1998.
- The Butterfly
Garden at Shipstern Nature Reserve
- Sarteneja Village, Corozal District, Belize; Fax 00501 4 322 47.
- Green Hills Butterfly
Ranch and Botanical Collections
- Mile 8 Chiquibul Road (Cayo), P.O. Box 208, Belmopan, Belize; Tel/fax
(501) 91 2017. Active breeding facility which has bred more than 70 Belizean
butterfly species and is still expanding. Open to the public but also exporting
pupae to butterfly houses in the USA.
- Calgary Zoo
- P.O. Box 3036, Station B, Calgary, Alberta T2M 4R8, Phone 403-232-9300.
- Devonian
Botanical Garden
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Phone 403-987-3054.
- Provincial Museum of Alberta
- 12845 102 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T5N OM6m Phone 403-427-1730. For general
infromation, phone 403-453-9100.
- Okanagon Butterfly World
- 1190 Stevens Road, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Z 1G1, Phone 604-769-4408.
- Butterfly World
- P.O. Box 36, Coombs, British Columbia V0R 1M0, Phone 604-248-7026.
- Butterfly Gardens
- Victoria, British Columbia, Phone 604-652-3822.
- Paradise Garden
- 6697 176th Street, Cloverdale, British Columbia, Phone 604-574-3280.
- Victoria
Butterfly Gardens
- Brentwood, BC; Phone 250-652-3822
- L'Insectarium
de Montreal
- 4581 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal, insectarium@ville.montreal.qc.ca.
- Canada's Naturium
- Cambridge, Ontario, Phone 519-653-1234
- The Niagara Parks Butterfly
Conservatory
- Opening Summer 1996. P.O. Box 150, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Phone 905-356-8554,
FAX 905-356-5488.
- Ontario Butterfly House
- RR #1, Hillsbourough, Ontario NOB 1ZO, Phone 519-855-4087.
- Newfoundland Insectarium
- Opening in 1997.
- Urquhart
Butterfly Garden
- Dundas, Ontario.
- Flying Home - walk with living butterflies
- Engelhart, Ontario; Englehart & Area Historical Museum
An indoor exhibit of 200 butterflies among plants representing various Canadian
backyard habitats that suit butterflies. Monet-style painted backdrops and
patio seating encourages butterfly watching from emergence to feeding. Open
June - August.
Englehart & Area Historical Museum, Box 444, Englehart, Ontario P0J 1H0;
Phone: 705-544-2400; e-mail the Curator: noakes@ntl.sympatico.ca
- Insects and Snails Museum
- Pueblito Parque O'Higgins, Local 6., Santiago, Fax to Roberto Perez de
Acre (2)5568576.
- The Butterfly Farm
- Apdo. 2132 - 4050 LaGuacima de Alajuela; Phone 506-438-0400
- Spirogyra Butterfly
Garden
- San Jose
- La Selva Butterfly Farm
- Primary Forest-Ecuadorian Amazon, P.O. Box 17-12-635, Quito; Tel: +593
2 550995 / 545425 / 554686, Fax: +593 2 567297; e-mail: laselva@uio.satnet.net
"A PLACE DESIGNED TO PRESENT AN ECOLOGICAL, SUSTAINABLE, ALTERNATIVE WAY
TO HELP WITH THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT."
- The international access code for the UK is 44.
- Berkeley Butterfly House
- Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9BQ, Phone 01453 810332.
- Blenheim Palace Butterfly House
- Blenheim Park, Woodstock, Oxford OX7 1PY, Phone 01993 812678.
- Butterfly and Insect House
- Twycross Zoo, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 3PX; Phone 01827 880250.
- The Butterfly Centre
- Guernsey- Le Friquet, Guernsey, Phone 01481 54378.
- Dover- MacFarlane's Nurseries, Swingfield nr. Dover, Kent CT15 7HX, Phone
01303 83244.
- Buckfastleigh Steam &
Leisure Park, Buckfastleigh, Devon, Phone 01364 42916.
- The Butterfly House
- Oxon- Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxon OX8 4JW, Phone 01993 823006
ext 28.
- Lancaster- Williamson Park, Lancaster LA1 1UX, Phone 01524 33318.
- Butterfly World (Hornsea Company Ltd.)
- Hornsea, N. Humberside HU18 1UD, Phone 01964 534211.
- Butterfly World (Smith Garden World)
- Trent Valley, Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, South Humberside DN17 8TE; Phone
01724 848950.
- Eastbourne Butterfly Centre Ltd.
- Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 7AQ, Phone 01323 645522.
- Isle of Wight Butterfly World
- Medina Garden Centre, Staplers Road, Wooton, Ryde, Isle of Wight PA33
4RW, Phone 01983 883430.
- Jersey Butterfly Farm
- Haute Tombette, St. Mary, Jersey, Channel Islands, Phone 01534 81707.
- The Living World
- Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, Seaford, East Sussex BN25 4AD, Phone
01323 870100.
- London Butterfly House
- Syon Park, Brentford, Middlesex, Phone 0181 560 7272.
- London Zoological Gardens, Insect House
- Regents Park, London.
- Long Sutton Butterfly Park
- Little London, Long Sutton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Phone 01406 363833.
- Longleat Butterfly Garden
- The Estate Office, Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7NW, Phone 09853
305.
- Mole Hall Wildlife Park
- Widdingron, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 3SS, Phone 01799 540400.
- Natureland Marine Zoo
- North Parade, Skegness, Lincolnshire.
- Stratford-Upon-Avon Butterfly
Farm
- Tramway Walk, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7LS, Phone 01789
292048.
- Tropical Butterflies Ltd.
- Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds IP29 5BG; Phone 01284 810859.
- Tropical World
- Roundhay Park, Leeds.
- Wigan Butterfly Sararis
- Haigh Hall, Wigan.
- Worldwide Butterflies and Lullingstone Silk Farm
- Compton House, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4QN, Phone 01935 74608.
- Butterfly Garden
at University of Joensuu
- Tropical butterfly garden open from April to September.
- Chateau de Goulaine
- Haute-Goulaine, 44115 Basse-Goulaine, Phone 40.54.91.42.
- Decouverte Entomologique
- Le Petit Chauffaut, 35610 Pleine Fougeres, Phone 99.48.65.97
- Jardin Des Plantes Vivarium
- 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, Phone 43. 31. 78. 79.
- Jardins des Papillons
- Pepinieres de Haute-Normandie, 1215 Route de Neufchatel, RN 28, 76230,
Isneauville, Phone 35. 61. 31. 22.
- Jardins des Plantes Vivarium
- 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005, Paris; Phone 43. 31. 78. 79.
- La Jungle des Papillons
- Antibes- Angle RN7 et Route de Biot (Marineland), 06600 Antibes, Phone
93. 33. 55. 77
- Epernay- 63 bis, Avenue de Champagne, 51200 Epernay, Phone 26. 55. 15.
33.
- La Voliere A Papillons
- Maison Paris-Nature, Pavillon 6, Parc Floral de Paris, Bois de Vincennes,
75012 Paris.
- Musee des Papillons- Insectarium
- Foret de Chize, 79360 Beavoir-Sur-Niort, Phone 49. 09. 61. 14.
- Parc Floral de Paris
- Maison Paris Nature, Toute de la Pyramide, 94300 Vincennes, Phone 43.
28. 47. 63.
- Garten der Schmetterlinge Sayn
- Im fuerstlichen Schlosspark, D-56170 Bendorf-Sayn bei Koblenz am Rhein;
Phone ++ 2622 15478; Fax ++ 2622 15479; open daily from spring to November,
9am - 6pm.
- Mainau-Butterfly
House
- Mariposario Antigua
- PHONE/FAX: (502) 4768073; ADRESS: 7 AV. 20-40 ZONA 11 MARISCAL; Contact
EIKA BOBURG
- Insectarium Hortus Haren
- P.O. Box 174, 9750 AD Haren.
- Noorder Zoo
- P.O. Box 1010, 7801 BA Emmen.
- La
Ceiba Butterfly & Insect Museum
- La Ceiba, Honduras. Click HERE to view writeup
contributed by Derek A. Parent.
- Tropical Farms & Gardens
- Apartoda 1157, La Ceiba, Honduras; Fax 504-43-2272; e-mail.
- Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden
- Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories; Phone 852-2488 6192; Fax 852-2488-3035;
e-mail kfkykiu@HK.Super.Net .
- Birdwings regularly seen here. Interpretive displays describing life cycles.
- Budapest Zoo Insectarium
- c/o Dr. L. Halmayi, Pf. 469, H-1371 Budapest.
- The
Butterfly Arc
- Montegrotto Terme, Italy
- Nawa Insect Museum
- Gifu Park, 2-18 Ohmiya-cho, Gifu City.
- Tama
Zoo Insectarium
- 7-1-1 Hodokubo, Hino-shi, Tokyo; Phone 0425(91)1611
- Penang Butterfly Farm
- Mk. 2, Jalan Teluk Bahang, Penang; Phone 04-811253.
- The Butterfly Park
- Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia phone: +60 06 3200333 (or 329977) Click
HERE for details.
- Monarch
Butterfly Sanctuary
- Donata Guerra, Mexico
- Xcaret
Butterfly Pavillion
- Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Tropical Butterfly Garden
- Dickson Holiday Park, Victoria Street, Tararu, Thames. Open daily 9 am
till 5 pm. Sabine and Roger Gass, Phone: **64 7 868 8080, Fax: **64 7 868
5648. Up to 25 different tropical butterfly species, many tropical orchids,
coffee shop, souvenirs.
- West Lynn Gardens'
Butterfly House
- 73 Parker Ave, New Lynn, Auckland. The butterfly house is surrounded by
4.5 acres of gardens and is open to the public 365 days a year, 10am - 4pm.
Admission by donation $2 per person, school groups and tours welcome - please
book first.
Ph: +64 9 827-7045; Fax: +64 9 827-8995; e-mail: grant.hackett@xtra.co.nz
- Lumawig Butterfly Farm
- P.O. Box 2632, Manila.
- Moscow Zoo
- Moscow; Phone (095) 252-14-55.
- Butterfly World and Insect Zoo
- Dolphin Art Centre, 7 James Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Phone 0141 554
8486.
- Eastwood Butterfly Kingdom
- Rouken Glen Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 7JL, Phone 041-620.
- Edinburgh
Butterfly and Insect World
- Dobbies Garden Centre, Lasswade nr. Edinburgh, Midlothian EH18 1AZ, Phone
0131 663 4932.
- World Insectarium and Butterfly Park
- Sentosa Island. Click HERE for details.
- Fjarilshuset
- Hagaparken
- 17153 Stockholm, Solna; Phone: 00468274190; Fax: 00468834818
- The Butterfly
House at The Göteborg Horticultural Gardens
- Göteborg, Sweden
- Papliliorama-Nocturama Tropical
Gardens/Neuchatel Butterfly Farm
- P.O. Box CH-2074 Marin-Epagnier, Switzerland; Phone +41 32 753 4344, Fax
+41 32 753 4350.
- Flying Colors Butterfly Kingdom
- Meinung, Kaohsiung - to open September 1997.
- Maeram Orchid and Butterfly Farm
- (Managed by Maeram Orchid Ltd. Part.) 3/1 Moo 1, KM 5.5 Maerim-Samuang
Hwy, Maerim, Chiangmai 50180; Phone (+66) (0)53 298801, 298802; Fax (66
53) 297982
(Alphabetically by state)
ALABAMA
- Biophilia
Nature Center's Butterfly Garden
- Elberta, AL - Small indoor garden with native butterflies in all
stages of the life cycle, in season. The Center consists of 20 acres
which are being restored with native vegetation, including wildflower
meadows full of butterfly larva and adult host plants. Hours change
seasonally and cost is minimal or none, depending upon the season.
- Birmingham Zoo Insectarium
- 2630 Cahaba Road, Birmingham, AL 35223.
- Huntsville-Madison
County Botanical Garden
- Huntsville, AL; Butterfly House exhibit will open Memorial Day weekend
and run through Labor Day.
ARIZONA
- Sonoran Arthropod Studies,
Inc. (SASI) Insect Zoo
- 2437 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85703
- Tucson Botanical Gardens
- 2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ; Phone 520-326-9686.
CALIFORNIA
- San Diego Wild Animal Park
- 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027-9614, Phone 619-480-9573.
- Butterfly Garden
at Fantasy Fair
- Gavilan - CA. Located at the Fantasy Faire in the ghost town of
Gavilan Hills is a place where visitors often see the endanger Checkered
Keno as well as Monarch, Swallowtail and many, many others. It is
south of Riverside, bewteen Corona and Perris. A free scope is provided
for close up viewing. It is a natural wildflower garden with walkways,
a little frog pond and a big log to sit on while viewing. Thousands
of caterpillar in the area every spring! Free admission and free parking,
open Saturday and Sunday 9-5. (909)776-0391
- Greater Los Angeles Zoo
- 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027-1498, Phone 213-664-1100.
- The
Insect Zoo
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90000, Phone 213-744-3558
- The Las Palmas
Park Butterfly Garden (L.P.B.G.)
- This public butterfly garden is being built in Spring 2002.
- Butterfly
House at Turtle Bay Museum and Arboretum
- Paul Bunyan's Forest Camp, 836 Auditorium Dr., Redding, CA; phone
(530)243-8850.
- San
Francisco Zoological Society Insect Zoo
- Zoo Road and Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132.
- Marine World Africa -USA
- Marine World Parkway (Junction of I-80 and California 37), Vallejo,
CA 94589, Phone 707-643-6722.
COLORADO
- Western Colorado
Botanical Gardens & Butterfly House
- Grand Junction, CO; Phone (970) 245-3288
- Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center
- 6252 West 104th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80020, Phone 303-469-5441.
Email pavilion@tesser.com
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
National Zoological Park - Pollinarium- 3000 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008, Phone 202-673-4789.
- Smithsonian
Butterfly Habitat Garden
- Between 9th St. tunnel and the Natural History Museum (East Side)
- Smithsonian Insect Zoo
- Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of Natural History, Tenth
and Constitution Avenues, NW, Washington, DC 20560, Phone 202-673-4717.
DELAWARE
Butterfly House at Ashland Nature Center- Hockessin, DE
- Butterfly World
- Tradewinds Park, 3600 West Sample Road, Coconut Creek, FL 33073,
Phone 305-977-4400.
FLORIDA
Panhandle Butterfly
House- Navarre, FL
- Wings of
Wonder Butterfly Conservatory at Cypress Gardens
- Winter Haven, FL
GEORGIA
The Day Butterfly Center- Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA 31822-2000, Phone 706-663-2281.
ILLINOIS
Brookfield Zoo- 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513, Phone 312-485-0263.
- Illinois State Museum
- Corner of Spring and Edwards, Springfield, IL 62706.
- The Field
Museum
- Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496; Phone
312-922-9410.
INDIANA
Mesker Park Botanic
Garden- Opened May 9, 1998. 2421 Bement Ave., Evansville, IN 47712; Phone
812-428-0715. Open May - October 10am-4pm; $1 admission.
IOWA
Butterfly Exhibit at The Pedestrian Mall- Pedestrian Mall, Iowa City, IA - Outdoors with small gift shop.
$3 admission.
KANSAS
Botanica - The Wichita Gardens- 701 Amidon, Wichita, KS 67203; Phone 316-264-0448; click HERE
for more details from David Denholm.
MASSACHUSETTS
Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory
& Gardens- South Deerfield, MA; Phone 413-665-2805
- The Butterfly Place
- Papillon Park, 120 Tyngsboro Road, Westford, MA 01885; Phone 508-392-0955.
MARYLAND
Baltimore Zoo- Baltimore, MD.
- Horsehead
Wetlands Center
- Grasonville, MD; Phone 410-827-6694
MICHIGAN
Binder Park Zoo- 7400 Division Street, Battle Creek, MI 49017.
- Detroit Zoological Park
- 8450 W. 10 Mile road, Royal Oak, MI 48068.
- John Ball Zoological Garden
- 201 Market Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
- Mackinac
Island Butterfly House
- Sawyers Greenhouse, 1308 McGaulpin, Mackinac Island, MI 49757, Phone
906-847-3972.
- Martha G. Parfet Butterfly House
-
- Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49004;
616-381-1574 ; butterflies in summer only.
- Michigan State University Butterfly House
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI, Phone 517-355-1803.
- Frederik
Meijer Gardens
- Grand Rapids, MI, Phone 616-957-1580. Open March 6 - April 18 1999
- Saginaw Children's Zoo
- 1435 S. Washington, Saginaw, MI 48601.
MINNESOTA
Minnesota
Zoo- Apple Valley, MN; Phone 800-366-7811
MISSOURI
Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly
House- Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO - Opens September 18, 1998.
- St. Louis Zoological Park
- Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110.
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina
Zoological Park- Asheboro, NC
- Magic
Wings, Museum of Life and Science
- 443 Murray Ave, Durham, NC 27704. 919-220-5429. An enclosed seasonal
butterfly house which visitors stroll through to observe butterflies
and plantings. Opening April 17, 1999. Plans to build a year-round
permanent structure. Contact Maryanne Friend.
- Roper
Mtn Science Center's Butterfly Garden
- Greenville, NC
NEW JERSEY
Cape May Bird Observatory- P.O. Box 3, Cape May Point, NJ 08212, Phone 609-884-2736.
- Kate Gorrie
Memorial Butterfly House
- Buttinger Nature Center, Pennington, NJ, Phone (609) 737-7592.
NEW YORK
American Museum of Natural History- Biology of Invertebrates Hall, 79th Street and Central Park West,
New York, NY 10024, Phone 212-769-5000.
- Butterfly
Zone, The Bronx Zoo
- Fordham Rd & Bronx River Parkway, Bronx, NY; Phone 718-367-1010.
- Sweetbriar
Nature Center
- Smithtown, NY
OHIO
Cincinnati Zoo &
Botanical Garden- 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, Phone 513-281-4700 or 800-94-HIPPO.
- Butterfly
House at Cox Arboretum and Gardens
- Dayton, OH
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma
City Zoo's Butterfly Garden- Oklahoma City, OK
- Tulsa Zoo's Wings
of Wonder
- Tulsa, OK; Open May 6 through October 8.
OREGON
Washington Park Zoo- 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221.
- Butterflies Forever
- Seaside, OR; Phone (503) 738-3180. Exhibit open Memorial Day through
September.
PENNSYLVANIA
Academy
of Natural Science's Butterfly Exhibit- Philadelphia, PA; Phone 215-299-1000.
- Hershey Gardens
- Hershey, PA
- Philadelphia Zoo
- Philadelphia, PA.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Newport Butterfly Farm- 594 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI 02842, Phone 401-849-9519.
Open 5/17 - 9/30 daily 11-4. Admission $5; children under 12 $3; children
under 3 free.
- Congaree Swamp
Natl Monument - Native Plant Butterfly Garden
- Hopkins, SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
The Outdoor
Campus' Butterfly Garden- Sioux Falls, SD; (605) 362-2777
TENNESSEE
Butterfly Emporium- Dollywood, TN.
TEXAS
Abilene Zoological Society- P.O. Box 60, Abilene TX 79609.
- Moody Gardens
- Galveston Island, TX
- Zilker
Botanical Gardens
- Austin, TX
- Fort Worth Zoological Park Insectarium
- 2727 Zoological Park Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76110-1787, Phone 817-870-7057.
- The Cockerell
Butterfly Center
- Houston Museum of Natural Science, One Herman Circle Drive, Houston,
TX 77030, Phone 713-639-4678.
- Yeager Butterfly Farm
- 570 William Drive, Pearsall, TX 78061.
- Cushing Butterfly Farm
- 1512 Jenny Lane, Richmond, TX.
- San Antonio Zoological Garden
- 3903 North St. Mary's, San Antonio, TX 78212.
- Valley Nature Center
- 301 S Border, Weslaco, TX; Phone 210-969-2475.
VIRGINIA
Butterfly
Station at Danville Science Center- Butterfly Greenhouse in Danville, VA. Seasonal exhibit.
- Butterflies,
Bugs 'n Blooms
- Virginia Living Museum, Newport News, VA; May 20 through October
8
- Bristow Butterfly
Habitat at Norfolk Botanical Gardens
- Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA - 3-acre habitat for butterflies
and moths; Phone 757-441-5838.
WASHINGTON
Butterfly
Garden at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary- South Wellfleet, WA
- Friday Harbor Butterfly House
- 232 A Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250; Phone 360-378-WINGS.
-
Tropical Butterfly House and Insect Village
- Seattle, WA (Pacific Science Center
- Woodland Park Zoo's
Butterfly Garden
- Seattle, WA
WISCONSIN
The Gardens
at Thunder Ridge- South central Wisconsin
- Hixon
Forest Nature Center
- Hixon Forest Nature Center, located in the beautiful bluff country
of La Crosse, WI, is opening a butterfly garden in the summer of 2002.
- Puelicher Butterfly
Wing
- Milwaukee, WI; Milkwaukee Public Museum; permanent exhibit.
- Mosquito Hill Nature Center's Butterfly House
- New London, WI - Open from July - August. Contact Jim Anderson,
naturalist, at 920-779-6433.
- Conwy Butterfly
Jungle
- Conwy, Wales
- Plantasia
- Parc Tawe, Swansea; Phone (01792)474555.
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