Nectar sources for Eumaeus atala (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae)

This list of nectar sources will assist lepidopterists and butterfly gardeners in South Florida choose and offer appropriate adult foods for the atala butterfly. Providing both larval host plants and adult nectar sources on private homesteads is essential to maintain a viable, healthy sustainable population as wild lands decrease (Schultz 1999). The few remaining wild populations of the atala's larval host plant, Zamia floridana (=pumila), often called "coontie," are being lost as development continues throughout South Florida (Coile 2000). Additional news about E. atala colonies is located on the web at http://e-atala.blogspot.com.