Corridor for butterflies to thrive on Sentosa

It aims to boost local population of insect and will also benefit island’s other wildlife

- Jordan Loo

A green corridor on Sentosa lush with more than 3,000 native plant species aims to attract and help grow the local population of butterflies such as the blue pansy and tailed jay, and aid in their recovery.

Other than serving as food for the caterpillars, the plants provide the butterflies with a place to lay their eggs, and serve as food for birds and bees as well.

The green corridor – which spans 500 sq m on mostly hilly terrain – with plants such as marsh holly, Geiger tree and Chinese violet, links the Imbiah Nature area to Sentosa Sensoryscape.

The open-air corridor allows butterflies to freely travel across more than 40ha of forests and nature reserves on Sentosa.

Planting will continue over the year to incorporate areas under the express track and beach depot area.