Butterflies and Bugs

Food for Butterflies in the Florida Panhandle Area (pdf file)

A very large brochure produced by the University of Florida, beautifully illustrated!
Side one is about Florida Butterflies
Side two is about gardening with native Florida Plants
These are large files so be patient, it's worth it!!

Articles by Theresa Friday, Chair of the Panhandle Butterfly House Advisory Committee and Santa Rosa County Environmental Horticulture U. of F. Extension Agent

University of Florida, IFAS Extension, EDIS Information Publications

Florida Butterflies Sheet 1

Florida Butterflies Sheet 2

Native Habitats for Monarch Butterflies in South Florida

 

American Lady, American Painted Lady

 

Cassius Blue

Ceraunus Blue

Common Buckeye

 

Eastern comma, hop merchant, comma angelwing

Eastern Pigmy Blue

 

Goatweed Butterfly, Goatweed Emperor, Goatweed Leafwing

 

Gulf Fritillary

 

Hackberry Emperor

 

Hairstreaks:

Great Purple Hairstreak; Great Blue Hairstreak

Redbanded Hairstreak

White M Hairstreak

 

Miami Blue

 

Monarch

 

Red Admiral

Red-Spotted Purple

 

Swallowtails:

Giant Swallowtail (Orangedog)

Lime Swallowtail, Chequered Swallowtail, Citrus
Swallowtail (pdf file)

Tiger Swallowtail; Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail

Palamedes Swallowtail

Pollydamas Swallowtail, Golf Rim, Tailless Swallowtail

Zebra Swallowtail

 

Viceroy

 

Yucca Giant-Skipper

 

Zebra Longwing

Butterflies and Moths of North America - by Montana State University

Here's a sample page from the Butterflies and Moths website
Santa Rosa County, Florida Butterflies

University of Florida in Gainesville has a gorgeous Butterfly facility

Florida Museum of Natural History Butterfly Rainforest

Monarch Watch - University of Kansas

 

National Wildlife Federation on Attracting Butterflies

 

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign

 

American Museum of Natural History, The Butterfly Conservatory

 

Insects and Bugs
"Featured Creatures provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms that
are of interest to Florida's residents." From University of Florida.

 

Horticulture and Gardening

University of Florida, IFAS Extension, EDIS Information Publications

Butterfly Gardening in Florida

Getting Started in Butterfly Gardening

Butterflyweed - Indian Paintbrush - Asclepias tuberosa

Butterflyweed - Milkweed, Silkweed - Asclepias curassavica

Santa Rosa County, University of Florida, IFAS Extension Publications

Got Milkweed?

Creating a Butterfly Garden

Florida Coonties and the Atala Butterfly

A Butterfly Garden in progress

 

Escambia County Master Gardeners

Okaloosa County Master Gardeners

Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners

 

Local County Extension Offices

Escambia County Extension Office

Okaloosa County Extension Office

Santa Rosa County Extension Office

 

Naturally EscaRosa AgriTourism Destinations