Jessica Morgan McAtee
Florida's Elegant Ruddy Daggerwing Butterfly
This post is about the Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) butterfly, its life stages and where to find one.
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Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Oct 4
- 3 min
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
- Sep 12
- 4 min
Can You Identify Your Enneagram Fixations?
I am passionate about butterfly education. I fixate on it. I have been ardently focused on this since 2002 when I raised my first...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jan 24
- 7 min
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
- 4 min
40 Days of 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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
Florida's Zebra Longwing 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, 2021
- 6 min
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 12, 2021
- 3 min
Big Trees Little Space
Once a gardener gets deeply entrenched in attracting butterflies, she may notice some spacial challenges. The plants her local...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
Monarchs Denied Endangered Status: We're Relieved
This week the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decided that listing Monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act is "warranted...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
The Fancy Gulf Fritillary
The marvelous Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) can be seen throughout the southern U.S. They frequent the states surrounding...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 21, 2020
- 3 min
Pink Spotted Butterflies
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ―Marcel Proust It was right under our nose...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 19, 2020
- 5 min
Butterfly Gardens and Bees
Usually when people say they can't have a butterfly garden because they don't want bees, they are unaware of how butterfly habitats work.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
Photographing Butterflies: 13 Lucky Tips
Begin snapping photos from a distance and continue to as you slowly approach.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 11, 2020
- 5 min
Chrysalis DOWN!
There is more than one way to hang a chrysalis. This can be done with several household supplies that you already have.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
Butterfly 101
Proper butterfly gardening should ALWAYS include a specified location because the same butterflies don't live everywhere.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 8, 2020
- 4 min
Mail-Order Butterflies: The Best Option?
My observation is that this doesn't teach children the full story of butterflies.
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