I don't know who the star of this photo is. I like the Polka-Dot Wasp Moth (Syntomeida epilais). These guys are in the family of footman moths and tiger moths (Arctiidae). I like the Bumble Bee (Bombus spp.) too. I really like the Garberia or (Garberia heterophylla (Bartram) Merrill and Harper Syn. Garberia fruticosa). Without the Garberia there would be no insects in the photo so I guess the Garberia is the star.
Garberia is an old-growth native plant that is rarely seen in 21st-century Florida. It grows only on undisturbed sand hills (prime building locations for humans). I found this specimen in the most unlikely of places -- near a busy intersection in Deltona on land that has apparently never been cleared. It is in an area that we derisively refer to as "The Hood," so I didn't stay around long to take many photos due to the inherent danger for a very white guy standing in the hood with a very expensive camera and no gun.
Despite 40 days with no rain and a strong, hot wind, the Garberia looks great.
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