The Florida Museum and First Magnitude Brewing Co. invite you to a fundraiser to help support butterfly conservation in Florida. As part of the event, First Magnitude will release a special black rye ale with vanilla called “Black Witch,” highlighting the Black Witch moth.

Conservation at home

Light pollution can harm moths and other nocturnal insects. Help them by turning off unneeded lights, using motion-activated lighting, and switching to bulbs that produce red-colored light.

Event highlights

Check out spooky specimens from the museum collections and grab a free native plant! Glasses with the logo imagery will also be available for purchase at the event.

Each visitor can choose one plant from a variety of native species, available on first come, first served basis until we’re out:

• Lanceleaf Coreopsis
• Starry Rosinweed
• Spotted Beebalm

10% of each can sold will directly support imperiled butterfly recovery efforts in Florida.

Explore more

• Learn more about at-risk butterfly conservation work in our Daniels Lab
• Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways
• Online guide to Florida’s 50 most common native wildflowers and butterflies