While hopscotching between Sabine Pass and Freeport over the past several weeks to enjoy the annual spectacle of migratory birds, I also enjoyed the sight of giant swallowtail butterflies. The big ...

What Does a Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Look Like? Have you ever spotted a giant swallowtail butterfly? If you live in the southeast, perhaps you’ve seen one of these beauties floating through your ...

For one of my teenage birthdays, I was given an insect and butterfly catching kit that came with a fine-meshed insect net and other items for euthanizing and mounting specimens in display frames. With ...

The colors and patterns of black swallowtails reveal the diversity of evolutionary dynamics acting on the sexes and the various life-history stages Six species of swallowtail butterflies occur locally ...

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 ...

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.

Plant this basil companion, which thrives under the same conditions as the sweet herb, and will bring your garden to life ...

You might look to the stars or your birthstone for a personal symbol, but have you ever considered butterflies? These ...

The endangered Schaus' swallowtail butterfly is getting a new lease of life. Scientists from the University of Florida recently released eleven adult females, four males and more than 300 larvae back ...

North Carolina’s state butterfly is hard to miss — and also easy to attract to backyards by planting a variety of native plants. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) can be bright yellow ...

In 2012, there were only about four Schaus swallowtail butterflies left in their natural habitat of Southeast Florida and the Florida Keys. Through conservation efforts, captive breeding and rearing ...

The swallowtail moth is beautiful for some, frightening for others. Recently, the moths have been spotted throughout the city, from office buildings in Pasay to high-rises in Makati. As the flying ...