My first observation of a Giant Skipper- A Cofaqui Giant-Skipper
At first, I thought it was a moth because of its furry, thick and plump body, but after a closer look, the antennas were not that of a moth. So […]
Photo Spot | Ornate Bella Moth
The Ornate Bella Moth is a Florida native moth and a beautiful one at that. Their colors are very unique. Their wings are of a beautiful subtle orange color with […]
Salt Marsh Caterpillar
I have been seeing quite a few of these caterpillars and will be waiting a couple of weeks to take some photos of the moths. Click on image to go […]
Pin-striped Vermilion Slug
Pin-striped Vermilion Slug… a very interesting name. When I first noticed this little thing crawling on the thorned stem it reminded me of a watermelon! This slug is about an […]
Orange-spotted Flower Moth
At first, I thought it was a fly, a small fly. After posting my photo in iNaturalist, it came up as the Orange-spotted Flower Moth. Not a whole lot of […]
Clouded Crimson Moth
I recently posted about this moth. I was able to take more photos and a video a couple of weeks later! Previous post: https://floridanature.net/2019/06/13/clouded-crimson-moth/ Correction: The flowering plant is a […]
National Pollinator Week
An awesome day with my friend Linda in the back roads of Citrus WMA… and another great day celebration National Pollinator Week. Again a great pollinator day at Citrus WMA…. […]
Clouded Crimson Moth
So I took this photo of the beautiful Clouded Crimson Moth and now I got the caterpillar stage! And now we know that the Clouded Crimson Moth uses the Southern […]
Broad-lined Erastra
While on assignment in the Withlacoochee State Forest I noticed this beautiful moth! I couldn’t find much information about this particular moth on the internet, but according to Bug Guide, […]
Spanish Moth Caterpillar
So far there are two Spanish Moth Caterpillars recorded in Hernando County, both at Chassahowitzka WMA, myself and Pete Kleinhenz, according to Inaturalist. https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature-Wildlife/Nature-Videos/Caterpillars/i-FCjcVwZ/0/8bb176f2/1280/AMH_0076-1280.mp4 Caterpillars feed on Spider Lillies and […]
Camouflaged Looper
When you learn more about plant species you are able to tell when something is different. While driving (slowly) I noticed something “odd” about this Spanish needle flower and sure enough […]
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