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Jessica Morgan McAtee
Oct 22 min read
Pink Monarch Queen Butterfly Chrysalis!?
A pink butterfly chrysalis that looks similar to a monarch pupa is likely to be a different species.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Sep 203 min read
My Butterfly Caterpillars Disappeared !?!?
If you have attracted butterflies to your garden by providing host plants, you have probably had the experience of disappearing caterpillars
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Sep 172 min read
Giant Swallowtail Butterflies are a Big Thing!
This post aims to give a brief life history of the Giant Swallowtail butterfly in photos.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Sep 173 min read
Can I Release a Butterfly in the Rain?
What do we do if our butterfly emerges in bad weather?
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Sep 163 min read
What is the Largest Giant Butterfly?
the biggest butterfly in the US is the female Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes).
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Jun 42 min read
The Butterfly Molt Pause
Messages in Nature Humans make sense of things with metaphor, stories and connections. We navigate our world by what we have seen before...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Jun 34 min read
Starting a Florida Butterfly Garden
You may know the formula for a successful butterfly habitat: host plants for local butterflies and nectar sources too
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Feb 206 min read
Discover the Joy of Labeling Plants in Your Personal Butterfly Botanical Garden
Visiting a botanical garden brings me profound joy. If you are reading this, you can probably relate. My all-time favorite in Florida is...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Oct 7, 20233 min read
Florida's Elegant Ruddy Daggerwing Butterfly
This post is about the Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) butterfly, its life stages and where to find one.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Top 5 Florida Butterflies
After having a butterfly garden in Florida for over 20 years, I have observed that certain butterflies are more common than others. For...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Jan 24, 20237 min read
Top 10 Florida Butterfly Attractions!
One of my favorite things to do in Florida is visit a butterfly exhibit, here are my top 10 Butterfly Attractions.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Jan 22, 20234 min read
40 Days of Butterfly Transformation
Good News There was a time when I needed my faith to be defined by exact certainty, dogma and proof-texts. My world was black and white,...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Sep 17, 20224 min read
Insecticides and Emotionicides
The parallels between nature and life are everywhere. When we attempt to only allow the positive emotions, but eliminate the negative ones,
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Aug 21, 20223 min read
When Butterflies and God Go Missing
We learn much about God and existence by observing nature. Jesus told many parables and used natural processes in the lessons. For twenty...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Aug 7, 20225 min read
Gospel in Butterflies
There was a time when I needed my faith to be defined by exact certainty, dogma and proof-texts. My world was black and white, or at...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Why Aren't Butterflies Visiting My Garden?
Here are common reasons that you aren't seeing butterflies in your garden.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Nov 14, 20213 min read
Florida's Zebra Longwing Butterfly is Easy to Attract
Every fall, when we return to Florida from our Oregon summers, I am thrilled to see the first Zebra Longwing ( Heliconius charithonia)...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Jun 29, 20216 min read
DIY Butterfly Houses: Eight Tips for Success
If you have ever visited a commercial or professionally orchestrated butterfly house, you know how amazing the experience can be. The...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Apr 18, 20219 min read
12 Life-Changing Habits
There is a treasure to be gained by reading about life strategy, healthy living and the power of habits. Having coaches in areas of...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Big Butterfly Trees with Little Space
Once a gardener gets deeply entrenched in attracting butterflies , she may notice some spacial challenges. The plants her local...
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