National Moth Week – 2017

Moths have been on earth since long before butterflies. Fossil records suggest that moths were here about 190 million years ago. About 20,400 butterflies exist world-wide. 765 butterflies are found in North America, and 189 butterflies are thought to occur…

Devil’s potato, Polka-dots & Ultrasonic Communication

Devil’s potato (Echites umbellatus) is a relatively rare woody vine of beach strand and, further south, pine rocklands. It grows only on the southeast coast of Florida and only as far north as Brevard County. Seeing it in flower at…