You can see these crabs on the mangrove trees, especially when paddling through mangrove tunnels it Lido Key. … [Read more...]
Insects & Invertebrates of Florida
- Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata)
- Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)
- Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia coenia)
- Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea guttata)
- Firefly (Lampyridae)
- Florida Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex badius)
- Giant Katydid (Stilpnochlora couloniana)
- Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio cresphontes)
- Great Southern White Butterfly (Ascia monuste)
- Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum)
- Gulf Fritillary Butterfly (Agraulis vanillae)
- Julia Butterfly (Dryas iulia)
- Katydid (Tettigoniidae)
- Lightning Whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum)
- Love Bug (Plecia nearctica)
- Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
- Mangrove Tree Crab (Aratus pisonii)
- Needham’s Skimmer (Libellula needhami)
- Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta)
- Spiny-backed Orb-Weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
- Zebra Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius charithonia)
- Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly (Protographium marcellus)
Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
These hang out among the mangroves and look very much like the common buckeye. … [Read more...]