Various species of swallowtail butterfly are a common sight in fields and woodlands early in the year. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about... May 12, 2016 — Various species of swallowtail ...

When someone says “butterfly,” what do you see in your mind? Many people think “monarch” but actually picture a beautiful tiger swallowtail in their mind. Tiger swallowtails are large yellow ...

Flitting among the cool slopes of the Appalachian Mountains is a tiger swallowtail butterfly species that evolved when two other species of swallowtails hybridized long ago, a rarity in the animal ...

Swallowtails are among the most endangered and most traded groups of butterflies worldwide. They are included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. 573 species of swallowtails ...

About 170 butterfly species occur in North Carolina as permanent residents, regular visitors, or rare strays. Some of these are restricted to either the coastal or mountain regions. I'd estimate that ...

AUSTIN, Texas—Flitting among the cool slopes of the Appalachian Mountains is a tiger swallowtail butterfly species that evolved when two other species of swallowtails hybridized long ago, a rarity in ...

If you feel like you’ve been surrounded by beautiful, winged insects everywhere you go in Harford County lately, you’re not just seeing things. Butterflies – specifically the large, showy kind – are ...

With its striking black and yellow wings, elegant little tail and bright red eyespot, it is one of the most striking butterflies in the country. It is also pleasing to note that the species is still ...

I think it was my 12th birthday when I received a butterfly and moth capturing kit. It came with a fine-meshed insect net and other items for euthanizing and mounting specimens in a display frame.

Last week I had a picture of a dark form of the eastern tiger swallowtail with my column. The obvious question about any species with more than one color form is: What is the advantage? The advantage ...

If the Garden State were to gather together its official plants and animals, what an incredible assemblage it would be. Eastern goldfinches flitting in the branches of a red oak tree, violets growing ...

Michigan is one of the only states in the country without an official state insect, but that could soon change. The black swallowtail butterfly, scientifically known as the papilio polyxenes, would be ...