Congratulations to our 2017 winner!
This year the Florida Museum hosted its fifth ButterflyFest Facebook Photo Challenge! The challenge was designed to educate and promote awareness of wildlife and biodiversity through photography.
Photos had to include a depiction of winged wildlife in a natural setting.
The first-place winner received a gift basket, including Museum merchandise and eight Butterfly Rainforest exhibit tickets.
The Florida Museum will display the winning photo through Nov. 1. This photo will also be included on the ButterflyFest website, and published in The Gainesville Sun on Sunday, Oct. 8.
Photo taken August 2017 in Groveland, Florida
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly | Agraulis vanillae on a Zinnia flower
©2017 Kelli Brigham • All Rights Reserved
Judges’ Award Winner
The judges chose this image as the best representation of the “Wings Over Florida – Biodiversity in Our Backyard” theme.
Photo taken September 2016 at Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in Osceola County, Florida
Arogos Skipper Butterflies | Atrytone arogos on Blazing Star flowers
©2016 Bill Berthet • All Rights Reserved