September 29, 2019

Location: Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

This is Psychotria nervosa
Commonly called Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee,
Birds like it's fruit and it is the host plant to
The Coffee-Loving Pyrausta Mothy

(Sorry, it's actually just called "Coffee-Loving Pyrausta Moth" but that didn't rhyme as well as "Mothy")

Sources: University of Florida IFAS Extension - Psychotria nervosa Wild Coffee
iNaturalist - Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta tyralis)

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

February 18, 2018

Location: Satellite Beach, Samsons Island

Welcome to the first official video edition of Dee at 8 a.m. Today I take you on a poorly filmed tour of the beautiful Samson Island in Satellite Beach.  I apologize in advance for the videography. In the future, I think I will either use a tripod or get someone who is steadier than I to do the filming.  This video is close captioned.


Video © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson