Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
On our visit to Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) on 8-28-2016, we saw some floral signs of the end of summer ... Chalky bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus), pictured above with a cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) in the background, was beginning…
The Atala butterfly eggs laid on the potted coontie near our front door in the early evening on 7/3/2016 were gone when I looked for them mid-day on 7/4/2016. Eggs take 4 to 5 days to hatch, so the tiny, tiny reddish…
Much to my surprise, two Atala butterflies (Eumaeus atala) were flying about our yard. Its red abdomen and black wings marked with metallic blue are quite distinctive. Once thought to be extinct, this tropical butterfly is considered to be rare and…
Great southern white butterflies (Ascia mounte) are especially abundant this year, as they migrate northward. Archbold Biological Station Executive Director Dr. Hilary Swain noted their abundance at the 25th anniversary celebration for Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge held by the Friends…
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