BUTTERFLIES, BUGS, SPIDERS...

Crab-Like Spiny Orb Weaver Carolina Wolf Spider
  • Name:Carolina Wolf Spider
  • Official Name:Lycosa carolinensis
  • Family:Arachnid class
  • Caution:Wolf spiders are capable of defensive bites
  • Activity:Mostly at Night
  • Habitat:Fields
Crab-Like Spiny Orb Weaver Crab-Like Spiny Orb Weaver
  • Name:Crab-Like Spiny Orb Weaver
  • Official Name:Gasteracantha cancriformis
  • Family:Arachnid class
  • Habitat:Woodland edges, shrubby gardens
Zebra Longwing Zebra Longwing
  • Name:Zebra Longwing
  • Official Name:Heliconiuscharitonius
  • Family:Brushfoot family
  • Habitat:Hardwood hammocs, deep woods, gardens
  • Food Plants:Passionflower
Gulf Fritillary Gulf Fritillary
  • Name:Gulf Fritillary
  • Official Name:Agraulis vanillae
  • Family:Brushfoot family
  • Habitat:Fields, gardens
  • Food Plants:Passionflower
Polyphemus Moth Polyphemus Moth
  • Name:Polyphemus Moth
  • Official Name:Antheraea polyphemus
  • Family:Giant silkworm moth family
  • Habitat:Broadleaf woods
  • Food Plants:Many broadleaf trees
  • Season:February - July, October - December
Common Green-Darner Common Green-Darner
  • Name:Common Green-Darner
  • Official Name:Anax junius
  • Family:Dragonfly family
  • Habitat:Ponds, lakes, fields
  • Range:All Florida, ex. Keys. Active all year in South-Florida; many migrate south from North-Florida in fall
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