These large butterflies do not migrate like monarchs. They glide through fields and farmlands and frequent urban landscapes.

The food sources, or host plants, for black swallowtail larvae or caterpillars include parsley, dill, and carrot tops. Additionally, these caterpillars can also feed on Queen Anne’s lace, fennel ...

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.

Did you know that caterpillars come from butterfly eggs? See pictures of butterflies laying eggs on their host plants.

At maturity, that same snake-like caterpillar transitions into a beautiful swallowtail butterfly. In its butterfly state, the red Helen swallowtail is mostly black in color, with distinctive white ...

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 ...

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 butt… ...