Junonia found on Sanibel
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Lauralee Bennett, 11, of Nashville, Tennessee, found a junonia on July 28 on a sandbar near Nerita Street on Sanibel. Reid Bennett reported that her daughter was poking around with a stick on the dry sandbar and saw what she thought was a piece of a junonia. Lauralee dug around and pulled out the shell. Bennett noted that her daughter has been to Sanibel every year since she was born and she found the junonia on the last day of their vacation. She added that the family did not think they would get to come this year because their condo was damaged in the hurricane. However, a family friend whose house was spared let them come visit to see the island. To report a shell find, contact 239-472-1587 or trepecki@breezenewspapers.com.