Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black swallowtail butterfly lands on a plant in a garden. - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images If you want a garden filled with ...

The beautiful male emerged in October, eager to mate but destined for disappointment because he emerged too late in the season, just an example of natural selection at work I received an invitation to ...

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 ...

A burst of butterflies has suddenly brightened our garden. The ethereal winged creatures are emerging from chrysalises nestled in soil over the winter. Nectar-producing flowers supporting butterflies ...

I received an invitation to photograph a black swallowtail butterfly that had just emerged. It would linger only a short while before emerging, so I hurried over. The date was Oct. 13. The black ...

We know about migrating species of butterflies, but they don't all fly south for the winter. Several overwinter in their home ...

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 ...

Every butterfly gardener delights when showy swallowtail butterflies make an appearance. These butterflies are some of the largest in the garden, and their colorful wings and soaring flight patterns ...

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 ...

When one species is genetically similar to another species, their populations can often be mistaken for one and the same. This is exactly what has happened with Papilio solstitius, a tiger swallowtail ...