The swallowtail butterflies have made their appearance in our gardens, with their large, colorful wings — a sure sign that summer has arrived. And as more flowers bloom, the assortment ...

Attracting butterflies to your yard, window box, or garden is a plus not only for their beauty but their pollinating skills.

Butterflies are beautiful creatures that typically have magnificent coloring and are associated with sunshine, flowers, ...

Plants are anchored in one spot, but they are cunning. They have mastered the art of enticing more mobile organisms to do ...

Kale also is a good host plant for some of the local pierid white butterflies. Some swallowtail butterflies lay eggs on citrus trees. “Adding even a few host plants to our gardens can help a lot ...

Kale also is a good host plant for some of the local pierid white butterflies. Some swallowtail butterflies lay eggs on citrus trees. “Adding even a few host plants to our gardens can help a lot,” ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

It just stands out.” Henry wrote on her own hand first to make sure the ink was flowing, so she wouldn’t scratch the butterfly’s delicate wing. Then she gave the checkerspot its glittery number.