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

It’s a diverse family, with more than 500 swallowtail butterfly species fluttering over six continents. Most are tropical, but about 25 kinds are found regularly in the United States and Canada.

Enjoy these fascinating swallowtail butterfly facts. A female black swallowtail can lay up to 400 eggs in her short life. Check out six common types of swallowtail butterflies you should know.

The black swallowtail butterfly, scientifically known as the papilio polyxenes, would be named state butterfly under House Bill 4159. Common in North America, the black swallowtail is easily ...

The lime swallowtail butterfly — an invasive species that hails from Asia and which has damaged citrus trees throughout the Caribbean for nearly 20 years — has reached Florida. The butterfly ...

Understanding the life cycle of the giant swallowtail can help gardeners create a supportive environment for this butterfly. The life cycle consists of four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its very own state butterfly? The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was designated as the official butterfly of the Palmetto State by Act Number 319 ...

Although the adult Black Swallowtail butterfly could nectar on a wide variety of plants, the caterpillar has a specific larval host plant family that it prefers. And these same caterpillar host ...

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 ...