Please note: All branches of the Library will be closed on Friday, March 29, for Good Friday. The Library will be open during its regular hours on Saturday, March 30.

Saving South Florida’s Butterflies: Miami Blue-Robin Sarabia, Florida Keys Butterfly Technician March 29th 10am

Please note: Seating in the library’s auditorium is limited (first come, first seated).

Join us on Tuesday March 29th 10-11 am with Robin Sarabia, a Florida Keys Butterfly Technician as we discuss rare butterflies found in Key West National Wildlife Refuge. Despite captive-breeding and reintroduction efforts, this sun-loving coastal butterfly, once common throughout South Florida, is now one of the rarest insect species in North America.

With the McGui​re Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity. Robin Sarabia will share her work investigating populations of rare butterflies and efforts to restore their numbers, with a particular emphasis on the Miami blue butterfly, currently only found in the Marquesas.

Tuesday March 29th 10-11am at the Key West Public Library Auditorium.

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