{"id":377057,"date":"2026-08-21T00:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377057\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T00:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:52:46","slug":"miamis-butterfly-whisperer-kiki-sylvain-transforms-passion-into-a-business-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377057\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami\u2019s \u2018butterfly whisperer\u2019 Kiki Sylvain transforms passion into a business &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Florida is full of social butterflies, but tonight, we\u2019re 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\u2019s own \u201cbutterfly whisperer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butterflies are the Kardashians of the insect world. They\u2019re pretty, constantly changing, and attract a lot of attention. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki Sylvain is fascinated with them. She\u2019s Miami\u2019s very own \u201cbutterfly whisperer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki Sylvain: \u201cSo 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She runs \u201cS.K. Butterflies.\u201d It\u2019s a family business that wants the world to bug out!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki Sylvain: \u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki also makes some serious bug bling. When a butterfly goes to the great garden in the sky, she turns their delicate wings into stunning, one-of-a-kind jewelry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki Sylvain: \u201cOne of my favorite ways to preserve the butterfly wings\u2019 beauty is to actually just take a portion of my favorite piece or whatever is still in good condition and put a magnifying glass on top to accentuate every detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when tragedy strikes, she\u2019s the butterfly [emergency room.]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki Sylvain: \u201cThis is the case of a male monarch with a completely broken right forewing. I found a butterfly on the floor with a broken wing. I carefully repaired it with my X-Acto knife, gave her a new transplant, and she was able to fly again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you think all butterflies are the same \u2013 guess again. They\u2019ve got big personalities\u2014Kiki\u2019s favorite: The green malachite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki Sylvain: \u201cShe doesn\u2019t fly around a lot. Like I\u2019m staring at two right now. They just chill. They just like to eat bananas and chill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eat bananas and chill? I think I just found my new spirit animal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiki Sylvain: \u201cI think the life cycle that they go through, the changes that they go through, definitely the transformation. They transform just like I feel like humans evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FOR MORE INFO:<br \/>SK Butterflies<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/skbutterflies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Website<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skbutterflies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. 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