The Natural History of Butterflies by Dr. Andrei Sourakov, University of Florida

November 8, 2025

In November, we were joined by Dr. Andrei Sourakov of the McGuire Center at the Florida Museum, Affiliate Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of Florida, and author of the book “The Little Book of Butterflies“ (available on Amazon). We drew butterflies, copying museum samples to sharpen our naturalist observational skills. We looked at butterfly wings and scales under microscopes. We learned interesting facts about Florida butterflies, and we had the ability to look at thousands of butterfly, moth, and insect specimen that Andrei brought with him from the UF museum collection. A great morning for butterfly fans!