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Help advance museum science in minutes with Notes from Nature

Mar 30, 2021
This frosted elfin butterfly perches on a sundial lupine about to bloom in Apalachicola National Forest. The plant has showy spikes of purplish-blue flowers in late spring. FLORIDA MUSEUM PHOTO BY JEFF GAGE

Community science callout: Help locate rare butterfly’s host plants in Florida, Georgia

Mar 30, 2021
Giant Ichnuemon Wasp

Insect Influencers: Giant Ichnuemon Wasp (Video)

Mar 29, 2021
Philodoria auromagnifica feeds on two species of plant from the genus Myrsine, also known as kōlea, only found on the Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Molokai and Oahu. FLORIDA MUSEUM PHOTO BY CHRIS JOHNS

These moths are one of Hawaii’s oldest animal groups. Can they survive the next century?

Mar 28, 2021
miami blue butterfly

Insect Influencer: Miami Blue Butterfly (Video)

Dec 20, 2020
miami blue butterfly

The Rise and Fall of the Miami Blue Butterfly

Dec 14, 2020

Ongoing research efforts prove there’s still hope for this butterfly — still a spot for it in Florida’s myriad of changing landscapes.

bumblebee

Insect Influencer: Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Video)

Dec 4, 2020
fly

Insect Influencers: Black Soldier Fly (Video)

Dec 1, 2020
gree lacewing

Insect Influencer: Green Lacewing (Video)

Nov 30, 2020
minute pirate bug

Insect Influencers: Minute Pirate Bug (Video)

Nov 25, 2020

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