The California pipevine swallowtail butterfly is a wonder to behold ... But outside of work, the 28-year-old devotes the bulk of his free time to raising butterflies, a hobby he picked up as ...

The drama is real for this sultry flower, a gorgeous butterfly and an unlucky fungus gnat. The devilish caterpillars of the pipevine swallowtail ... on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...

The California pipevine swallowtail, native to San Francisco, saw its population decline drastically over the years. But Tim Wong, also known as the "butterfly whisperer," has led the effort to ...

Butterfly gardening is a popular pastime ... The iridescent black-and-blue pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) uses various species of pipevines as host plants for its eggs.

Once his butterfly garden was complete, Wong traveled outside of the city to carefully source 20 California Pipevine ...

And one native Oklahoma butterfly ... swallowtail and the dark morph of the female eastern tiger swallowtail - mimic the appearance of the pipevine adults and enjoy a more predator-free life.

Tim Wong rescued California Pipevine swallowtail butterflies known for their blue hue In San Francisco, a butterfly species was facing extinction due to the scarcity of its host plant - the ...

SANTA CRUZ — There may not be butterlfy flutterbys at Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Day, but the colorful winged insects have caught the attention of Santa Cruz gardeners with a passion for ...

The Polydamas swallowtail butterfly is easy to tell apart from the Pipevine swallowtail because the Polydamas is black and yellow, whereas the Pipevine swallowtail is black and bright blue with ...