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

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is one of our most common butterflies and is found east of the Mississippi River and west into the Great Plains states. They are easy to spot due to their size.

It landed on a flower about 12 feet away, just beyond the minimum focus distance of my big lens. Jackpot! It was immediately apparent to me that this was a black butterfly that belonged to the ...

Around this time last year, my wife noticed some black spots on the parsley and dill growing in our garden at home. I didn’t ...

The black swallowtail deserves to be chosen as state butterfly because it is “a full-time Michigan resident,” Meyer said— it’s the only species that can be found year-round and throughout ...

The black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, had bright colors and was just gorgeous. Males and females have the same colors and patterns ventrally but their dorsal patterns distinguish the genders. All ...

To attract butterflies like the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, you should incorporate water puddles and wet, sandy areas into your habitat. You can even let animal scat stay in your landscape, as this ...

Butterflies captivate with their vibrant colors and intricate patterns, but some species are truly gigantic. The ... Goliath Birdwing To Giant Swallowtail: 7 Largest Butterflies In World.