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South Florida is full of social butterflies, but tonight, we’re talking about the real deal. One local family is turning a backyard bug fascination into a full-blown business. Deco is flying high with Miami’s own “butterfly whisperer.”
Butterflies are the Kardashians of the insect world. They’re pretty, constantly changing, and attract a lot of attention.
Kiki Sylvain is fascinated with them. She’s Miami’s very own “butterfly whisperer.”
Kiki Sylvain: “So butterfly whisperer is one of my titles, but the actual terminology is lepidopterist. I am a butterfly breeder and I am a butterfly artist as well.”
She runs “S.K. Butterflies.” It’s a family business that wants the world to bug out!
Kiki Sylvain: “This space is a 40-foot enclosure where we breed about 12 different species of native butterflies. So we sell the caterpillars and the chrysalis to people that want to introduce this to either their garden space or to museums or schools.”
Kiki also makes some serious bug bling. When a butterfly goes to the great garden in the sky, she t...
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