The frosted elfin butterfly returns home to North Florida

The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park, but the caravan wasn’t headed to the park’s famous recreation spots. It was there for conservation, and the scientists in the lead were towing the precious cargo: tiny green caterpillars. Entering a trail road typically closed to visitors, the cars bounced along in deep, sandy grooves and snagged branches on their undercarriages.

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