effective camouflage in its pine rockland habitat in South Florida. This butterfly, whose only known host plant is the pineland croton, reaches adult sizes of 2.75 to 3 inches and displays sexual ...

One species, in particular, sometimes referred to as the Tampa butterfly ... wild in Tampa, Florida. Native to frost-free areas of this region and in Cuba and the Bahamas, plants are most ...

That's especially bad news for Florida, the state known for ... the larvae hatch and immediately feed on the plant's foliage. To spot butterfly eggs in your garden, use a magnifying glass and ...

Spring has sprung in Lee County and nothing says "spring" more than beautiful Florida butterflies. Here's where to see some.

Two Florida botanical gardens placed on this list of the top '10 Best in the U.S.' Here's why, where they are and how much it ...

The number of butterflies in the contiguous United States declined by 22 percent this century, a collapse with potentially ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the reopening of the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the ...

"Co-evolved with host plants, butterflies form ... Akito Kawahara of the University of Florida. More information: Stefan Pinkert et al, Global hotspots of butterfly diversity are threatened ...