Even from a distance, you can often learn to tell butterflies apart simply by noting their colors and shapes and by watching ...

EVERETT — An abundance of yellow butterflies has made it a colorful summer in the Pacific Northwest. It’s not just casual gardeners who have noticed the boom in tiger swallowtails. Across the ...

Fall marks a spectacular time of year for butterfly lovers in the Lowcountry, when burnt orange and bright yellow butterfly wings seem to be sprinkling the sky in every direction. Late September is ...

When I work in the garden, I keep my eyes open for any fun visitors I might find. Notable visitors have been garden spiders ...

When a butterfly emerges from its chrysalis, one of the first things it must do is assemble its mouthparts. Butterflies, and most nectar-feeding insects, use a long tube called a proboscis to feed.

Mourning cloak butterflies, Nymphalis antiopa, have an immense geographic range that circles the globe in the northern hemisphere. They are native to North America, Europe and Asia, and in some areas ...

N ative to eastern North America, golden Alexander, or Zizia aurea, is an impressive wildflower that is prized for producing ...

Why Gardners Love It. Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which ...