The Butterfly Dunes

A photographic journal of a Central Florida wildlife habitat created for butterflies, caterpillars, bees, hummingbirds, and other insects that inhabit this area.

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I am a gardener in Florida who maintains a wildlife habitat to sustain butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, birds, and insects. Host plants are grown to sustain butterfly caterpillars for this area. Flowers are grown to provide nectar for pollinators.

The Eastern Black Swallowtail Life Cycle

Papilio polyxenes

“Don’t waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come.”— Mario Quintana

Larval host plants for their caterpillars; Dill, Fennel, Rue, or plants in the carrot family.
Female Eastern Black Swallowtail
Brand new Eastern Black butterflies that inspired my butterfly gardening. Male on top.
Caterpillars finishing a stalk of Fennel.
Caterpillar on Rue
Eastern Black Swallowtail on American Beauty Berry
Eastern Black Caterpillar in its chrysalis on a flower pot.
Females are distinguished by the row of blue spots
Female raised in a butterfly enclosure. Released shortly after drying.
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