This is exactly what has happened with Papilio solstitius, a tiger swallowtail butterfly newly recognized as a separate species. Alongside its similarities to close cousins, this swallowtail also ...

A visually detailed study of the swallowtail butterfly’s life cycle, captured entirely through extreme close-up photography. Without narration, the film relies on striking imagery to document ...

In 1976, the Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly became one of the first insects to be listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, Cabrera says. This critically endangered butterfly prefers higher ...

A state butterfly may be on the cards for Michigan. A house bill was proposed on Thursday, March 27 that would designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly.

They found that the swallowtail’s population size was positively ... Reference: Steele Cabrera SR, Belitz M, Emmel TC, et al. Long-term population dynamics of an endangered butterfly are influenced by ...

there is one butterfly, the Palamedes swallowtail, that until lately, I had never encountered. However, on a recent trip to a coastal area this fall, this beautiful swallowtail butterfly that had ...

India hosts 77 of the 573 swallowtail butterfly species recorded across the world so far. The International Union for Conservation of Nature designated the northeastern part of the country ...

Jackpot! It was immediately apparent to me that this was a black butterfly that belonged to the “swallowtail” group. The butterfly landed, and opened its wings flat so I could get a great photo of ...

For Alabama and Georgia specifically, there’s just one butterfly — the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. In both states, it’s deemed the official “state butterfly.” But what made this two ...

Understanding the life cycle of the giant swallowtail can help gardeners create a supportive environment for this butterfly. The life cycle consists of four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa ...

North Carolina’s state butterfly is hard to miss — and also easy to attract to backyards by planting a variety of native plants. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) can be bright ...