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I set one this summer (not for butterflies but for my orchid collection) and it depends of the size but mine was 220 square meter and we were two to install it. Be careful of the wind it's the most important thing !

I got several years ago some Troides eggs from a butterfly greenhouse, I simply asked to them as they destroy the eggs and catterpillar to avoid dammaging the plants. The species was T. rhadamantus

Yeah it's also fine on Urticaceae sp. ! Morpho sp. could lay their eggs on Musa sp. and also on Coronilla embers, but this is kinda random.
I also thought of Heliconius sp. and Dryas julia on passiflora (coerulea is fine), they are for me the easiest tropical rhopalocera to rear, and their behavior is very interesting !

Hi, I'm a bit late but I reared this species twice and as for the pupae, I use to let them on a lay of dry substrate and spray them twice a week. Do not overspray them as they do not like too much moisture. No diapause, but it took for mine 3 month to hatch.

You could try Hypolimnas bolina on Ipomoea batatas, the butterfly is easily breed and the plant very easily grown. the problem with Morpho peleides is to have a plant on which the female will lay its eggs. Very rarely on Arachis.