It's a bug's life for Sydney butterfly breeder Skye Blackburn

By Melanie Kembrey
Updated October 9 2015 - 9:08pm, first published 9:03pm
Butterflies are very hard to breed and there are only a handful of breeders across the country. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Butterflies are very hard to breed and there are only a handful of breeders across the country. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Greystanes resident Skye Blackburn has been breeding butterflies since 2007. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Greystanes resident Skye Blackburn has been breeding butterflies since 2007. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Butterfly breeder Skye Blackburn says butterflies are a good way to get people interested in other insects. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Butterfly breeder Skye Blackburn says butterflies are a good way to get people interested in other insects. Photo: Brendan Esposito

If you thought raising young children was hard, try caring for 2000 fussy butterflies.

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