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Fuzzy bees and ruffly rosy flowers
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Enterprising bee, rosy petals and filaments
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Glowing pink flowers and wings of Cabbage White butterfly
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Brilliant yellow striped wings of Eastern Swallowtail on pink Coneflower
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Swallowtail is nectaring on Coneflowers at Chanticleer Garden
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Fuzzy-coated bee hangs from pink Verbena cluster
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Great Southern White has orange eyes and bright blue antennae clubs
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Delicate wing edges of a Great Southern White
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Delicate balance of Gulf Frittilary on White Mangrove in the breeze
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Gulf Fritillary flies quickly and shows a flash of silver
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Ruddy Daggerwing looks like a leaf when it's closed
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Male Zebra longwings are mating with female still in the pupa
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Zebra longwing mating frenzy!
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Fluttering Zebra longwings are mating under a rosy Bromeliad
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Zebra longwing female hasn't even hatched and the males are impregnating her
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Mangrove Skipper is nectaring on white Mangrove flowers
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Zooming in on rare Atala hatchlings
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An abundant crop... rare Atala have just hatched!
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Semi-transparent Atala pupae hang on Coontie leaves and stems
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Brilliant Atala in brilliant red world of Pentas
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Sadly this blue Atala's wing got caught in its pupa and never unfurled
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Wounded male Atala has white "pencil brush" for emitting pheromones
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Iridescent turquoise spotted Atala on Porterweed leaf
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Peeking in at Atala and unhatched cocoons still on Coontie
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A rare sight! Magnificent blue black, turquoise and red Atala butterfly just emerged from its pupa
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At long last, Atala pupae in our Jungle garden!
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A rare sight! Iridescent Atala is hatching in front of our eyes and pulling its red abdomen free
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Translucent Atala caterpillar is chewing away Coontie leaf
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An even rarer find... a shiny, juicy gumdrop-like red and gold Atala caterpillar
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Ah, the beauty of a shiny red and gold spotted caterpillar of the rare Atala butterfly!
