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Shady Oak Butterfly Farm    Toll free 877-485-2458    12876 SW CR 231 Brooker, Fl 32622     Stephen & Edith Smith

Located 45 minutes from the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida

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At Shady Oak Butterfly Farm we have raised the following species: Black Swallowtail, Palamedes Swallowtail, Gold Rim Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Zebra Swallowtail, Giant Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, Cloudless Sulphur, Orange-barred Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Monarch, Queen, Soldier, American Lady, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple, Snout, Hackberry, Tawny Emperor, Question Mark, Julia, Zebra Longwing, Variegated Fritillary, Gulf Fritillary, Tropical Checkered Skipper, Buckeye, Long-tailed Skipper, Checkered White, Great Southern White, Barred Yellow, Malachite, White Peacock, and Zarucco Duskywing. Cecropia Moth, Luna Moth, Polyphemus Moth, Pink-striped Oakworm Moth, Polka-dot Moth, Tersa Sphinx Moth, and IO Moth.