September 25, 2021

These are some lifestages or "instars"

Of the Atala butterfly

They start as eggs and end up

As winged creatures that flutter by.

Location: Jungle Trail, Vero

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BFLY/Eumaeus_atala.htm

https://deeateightam.blogspot.com/2017/07/july-28-2017.html

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson