The Bini-Bini was first discovered in the Caribbean by one Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in the period between 1755 and 1759. In 1773 the plant was found in Florida by William Bartram.
The best-known orchid that naturally occurs on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao is perhaps the Brassavola nodosa, also known as the ‘Lady of the Night’.
Curaçao has about 58 butterfly species and in addition at least dozens of moth species, most of which have not yet been identified. Aruba and Bonaire have a similar diversity