A groundbreaking project has been launched to help protect one of the UK’s most spectacular insects. The British Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) is found exclusively in the county ...

The female spicebush swallowtail butterfly was fluttering down, landing for a moment or two on a leaf on my sassafras tree and moving on to do the same thing on other leaves over and over again. It ...

A groundbreaking project has been launched to help protect one of the UK’s most spectacular insects. The British Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) is found exclusively in East Anglia ...

It’s a scene I’ve witnessed countless times in my Decatur yard and elsewhere: A gorgeous yellow and black Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly flits gracefully from flower to flower, occasionally ...

East Texas is home to a wide array of fascinating wildlife, including the giant swallowtail butterfly. Known for its impressive size and striking appearance, this butterfly is a frequent visitor to ...

We have a large patch of bronze fennel growing out back — this is unfortunate because it can be an aggressive invasive plant and is currently attempting to overrun my blueberry patch, but, on the ...

A pioneering egg freezing technique will be used in an attempt to boost numbers of one of the UK's rarest and largest butterflies. Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) researchers want to discover if ...

Want to encourage more butterflies in your backyard or garden? Consider planting in concert with the lifecycle of butterflies in your region! Avid butterfly gardeners typically know their way around a ...

Miss Molly butterfly bush is non-invasive and is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies. Norman Winter Special to the Ledger-Enquirer Did you know that South Carolina has its very own ...

A black, yellow, orange and blue beauty, the black swallowtail is the official state butterfly of the Sooner State. Oklahoma statues designate the black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, as the state ...