East Texas is home to a wide array of fascinating wildlife, including the giant swallowtail butterfly. Known for its impressive size and striking appearance, this butterfly is a frequent visitor to ...

The air traffic is thick overhead at the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens. The Pipevine Swallowtails that inspired the late Louise Hallberg to devote her garden to butterflies, are fluttering about filling ...

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 ...

The explosion of wildflowers throughout March and April ushers in a favorite Sonoma County phenomenon - the emergence of the pipevine swallowtail butterflies. The explosion of wildflowers throughout ...

This is the time of year when I expect to see one of my favorite insects – the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. These large yellow and black butterflies emerge from their chrysalises in late May ...

Napa Valley has a unique plant growing along its waterways, especially along the Napa River. It is Dutchman’s pipevine (Aristolochia californica) and it is native to California. This plant, one of ...

Two Schaus Swallowtail butterflies copulate on a branch. Gainesville, Florida may be best known as the birthplace of Gatorade and home to the Florida Gators, but just as reputable is its McGuire ...

A monarch butterfly lands on milkweed at Sun Valley Elementary School in San Rafael on July 29. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) Caterpillars eat milkweed leaves. (AP Photo/Herald Times ...