Florida Buds and Bugs
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Zebra longwing (Heliconius charitonius)
Amanda's Pennant
Gulf Fritillary
Mangrove Skipper
Monarchs on Seaside Goldenrod
Rose-rush
Gulf Coast Lupine. Lake Wales Ridge, FL
Southern White nectaring on spanish needles
Day Lillys
Green Eyes
Sandhill Milkweed
Red Sage
Coral bean flower and seagrape leaves
Firey Skipper
Everglades Amberwing, 2008
Catesby's or Pine Lilly and Palmetto
Palamedes Swallowtail. Disney-Nature Conservancy Preserve, Kissimmee Florida
Catesby's or Pine Lilly (Lilium catesbaei) a threatened species due to loss of habitat and fire supression. Taken at Three Lakes WMA.
Swamp Lobelia, Everglades National Park
Sabatia Stands Alone
Bartram's Hairstreak
This tiny butterfly only exists in the pine rockland ecosystems if South Florida and depends on its sole host plant and nectar source the pineland croton. Currently the Bartram's Hairsteak is candidate for listing on the endangered species act. Fortunately, most of the remaining habitat has been protected. However, the vast majority of its habitat has already been destroyed and it buried under what is now the metro miami-dade area.
Bartram's Hairstreak on Pineland Croton. Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge
Bartram's Hairstreak
Pine Pink
Blue Curls, Trichostema setaceum.
Cradle of Life
Scrub Blazing Star, Liatris ohlingerae, a Florida native, endemic, and endangered species. Archbold Biological Station. Thanks Paul, Keith, and Reed!
Scrub Blazing StarLiatris ohlingeraearchbold biological stationendangered plantrare plantfloridascrub ecosystemendemic plant
Swamp Lobelia
Faint Light on a Lilly Pad Bloom
Turner River, Big Cypress NP
