These big, yellow butterflies are common in the eastern United States and a treat to spot in the garden. Here's how to identify an Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly and attract them to your own ...

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. ... Vibrant yellow, broad wings are ...

Jeffery Starn and Jessica Hamel submitted this photo of an Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) that was taken during a hike ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s Pollinator Week! A time to celebrate, bring awareness to, and enjoy the incredible variety of creatures that perform the ...

The black swallowtail, also known as Papilio polyxenes, is a popular North American butterfly. They are typically black and yellow, but some have blue and orange mixed in to their outfit ...

This is a black swallowtail because it has two rows of yellow spots extending all the way out to the leading edge (the costal margin) of the wings. This is a male of the species because the yellow ...

The butterfly in the image is likely either a Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) or a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail ...