Both adults and larvae suffer from extensive predation. They are eaten by spiders, dragonflies, robber flies, and, as you can ...

Mid-sized among the fritillaries is the Atlantis fritillary with black on the wing edges, white spots beneath; it is at the ...

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

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...

Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg ...

Have you see all the butterflies in our landscapes recently? Butterflies in the local area seem to be extremely plentiful ...

It’s hard not to be dazzled by the bright yellow butterflies fluttering around the Inland Northwest these days. Not only are they striking in color, but they’re among the biggest butterfly species in ...

There are more than 120 species of butterflies in western Pennsylvania, and the North American Butterfly Association wants ...

Around this time last year, my wife noticed some black spots on the parsley and dill growing in our garden at home. I didn’t think much of it – the dots looked like bird droppings to me – but my wife ...

Not all bugs are bad. In fact, some can benefit your garden. So don't be so quick to try to get rid of every insect you see crawling on your plants. Some are not pests. Many are actually hardworking ...

The general life cycle of the tiger swallowtail is as follows. Caterpillars (the juvenile stage) hatch from eggs laid by mated females. After feeding on various hardwood tree leaves for several weeks, ...

Meet the Black Swallowtail Each week this month, we’ll highlight a local pollinator. To kick things off, we’re featuring New Jersey’s state butterfly, the Black Swallowtail. Designated as the official ...