For many of us in the High Country, seeing beautiful butterflies fluttering through the air, or sitting on flowers, is a ...

It’s Pollinator Week! A time to celebrate, bring awareness to, and enjoy the incredible variety of creatures that perform the ...

One female swallowtail butterfly can lay as many as 1,500 eggs in her lifetime. ... The food sources, or host plants, for black swallowtail larvae or caterpillars include parsley, dill, ...

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. House Bill ...

The black swallowtail, ... and Asia. The male is particularly beautiful, looking like a sparkling gem with its blue wings with white borders. The female is more subtle, with orange-brown wings ...

The black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) also known as the Eastern black swallowtail is a species of butterfly that can be found in various regions of North America.They have black wings ...

Moments later an eastern tiger swallowtail flitted by. We laughed at the synchronicity of it, and she started to walk inside. At that moment a flash of white and black appeared in the yard between us ...

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 what I call ...

The KKL-JNF Hula Valley Reserve is currently aflutter with the arrival of thousands of swallowtail butterflies, a migratory species that graces the area each summer.. Hula Valley is one of Israel’s ...

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 ...

While there are several swallowtails this one is a female black swallowtail. They are attracted to butterfly bush, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, Phlox and ironweed. ANDREW MESSINGER ...