If you are a butterfly lover, you will want to know all ... in particular will lay their eggs directly on a mallow plant's leaves. This is called being a host plant. The leaves are a favorite ...

This leaves only a few scattered individuals in another population in the Marquesas Keys in Key West National Wildlife Refuge. Despite captive-breeding and reintroduction efforts, this sun-loving ...

After mating with a male butterfly, a sexually mature female butterfly lays her eggs on the leaves of plants The eggs enter a growth phase until they are ready to hatch as caterpillars Each ...

Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

Its first meal is its own eggshell, and then it moves on to munch the milkweed leaves. The caterpillars exclusively eat milkweed. Try showy, common or swamp milkweed and butterfly weed.

The butterfly almost exclusively eats the leaves of a plant called devil’s-bit scabious, which has also suffered from habitat loss and changes in farming practices. In September, thirteen ...

This leaves only a few scattered individuals in another population in the Marquesas Keys in Key West National Wildlife Refuge. Despite captive-breeding and reintroduction efforts, this sun-loving ...