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Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Rainbow Springs State Park
Dunnellon, Florida
The Gulf Fritillary's habitat includes pastures, open
fields, second-growth subtropical forest and edges, and city gardens. Its
range extends from South America north through Central America, Mexico,
and the West Indies to the southern United States.
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The Rainbow Springs area has attracted and sustained
human inhabitants for over 15,000 years.
In the 1930s the spring was developed as a tourist
attraction. When I-75 was built, traffic was diverted away from this area
and tourists began heading to a new attraction called Disney World and the
Rainbow Springs Attraction closed in 1974.
The entire Rainbow River was designated as a Registered
Natural Landmark in 1972, an Aquatic Preserve in 1986, and an "Outstanding
Florida Waterway" in 1987. The State of Florida purchased the original
area that was the Rainbow Springs Attraction in 1990 and the Florida Park
Service officially opened Rainbow Springs State Park on a full time basis
on March 9, 1995.
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