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black and white striped butterfly sitting on a red flower frond

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Zebra longwing

Jun 8, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Zebra longwing butterfly, Heliconius charithonia, a Florida native … Continued

small green and black butterfly among foliage

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Green longwing

Jun 2, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Green longwing, Philaethria dido, native to Central and … Continued

large black butterfly with intricate yellow and green markings

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Green birdwing

May 29, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Green birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus, native to Australia, New … Continued

dark colored butterfly with shimmery blue patches sitting on small flowers

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Pipevine Swallowtail

May 27, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor, also called the Blue … Continued

small vibrant blue butterfly with stripes on foliage

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Tropical blue wave

May 22, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Tropical blue wave butterfly, Myscelia cyaniris, native to … Continued

dark butterfly with dark blue spots sitting on a rock

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Starry night cracker

May 19, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Starry night cracker, Hamadryas laodamia, native to Central … Continued

man looks at skeleton of large bird-like prehistory animal

Museum from home: Florida’s fossil history!

May 15, 2020

What was Florida like hundreds of thousands of years ago? What do the fossils we discover today tell us about … Continued

large dark butterfly with elaborate marking on the ends of its wings

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Spicebush swallowtail

May 15, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Spicebush swallowtail, Papilio troilus, native to Florida. This … Continued

close up of a greenish moth with eye patterns on its wings

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, African moon moth

May 13, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest Rearing Lab with Ryan talking about the African moon moth, Argema mimosae, which … Continued

stripped butterfly with small pointed tail sitting on a flower

Butterfly Rainforest Moment, Large striped swordtail

May 8, 2020

Spend a moment in our Butterfly Rainforest with Ryan talking about the Large striped swordtail butterfly, Graphium antheus, native to … Continued

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