Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Last year Atala (Eumaeus atala) butterflies laid eggs on potted coontie (Zamia integrifolia) plants near our front door in honor of Independence Day, as seen above. The eggs hatched, but the brightly colored tiny larvae (look closely) were the victims…
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…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 