South Florida’s atala butterfly, a quarter-size insect with shimmery turquoise spots on wings like black velvet, was assumed extinct in the 1950s – scrubbed from the universe by man’s plunder of its ...

In 2017, FLORIDA TODAY ran an article about the Atala butterfly that was previously thought to be extinct but had been discovered again. Since that time, the butterflies have made a resurgence and ...

If you've been to Bradley Park in Palm Beach recently, you might have noticed a flurry of activity from what appears to be hundreds of atala butterflies. They have been drawn to the park by the native ...

Craig Huegel smiled like a proud father as he gazed at a little black Atala butterfly, no bigger than a moth, clambering on a daisy-like wildflower called a Spanish needle, and sucking nectar from its ...

Sarasota is a city of arrivals. Spring breakers flood our quartz-sand beaches, the return of the rainy season promises summer blooms, and snowbirds reappear with the first breezy whisper of mild winter.

The atala is a small butterfly stirring big interest among lepidopterists at the Florida Museum of Natural History. With black velvet-like wings, a vibrant orange-red abdomen and metallic specks of ...

A rare butterfly that was previously believed to be extinct is returning to Florida, according to a report. On Saturday, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) posted on Facebook about the ...

The resurgence of a native Floridian plant, the coontie, has in return revived the fortunes of the native Atala butterfly, which relies on the coontie and related plants to feed its larvae. Both ...

A multiorganizational partnership is aiming to bring new life to the church's campus, which was damaged during hurricanes ...

In August, 2017, FLORIDA TODAY ran an article about the atala butterfly. At that time, the butterflies were making a resurgence, even though it was believed to be extinct. The great news is that the ...