Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black swallowtail butterfly lands on a plant in a garden. - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images If you want a garden filled with ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its very own state butterfly? The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was designated as the official butterfly of the Palmetto State by Act Number 319 in ...

Every butterfly gardener delights when showy swallowtail butterflies make an appearance. These butterflies are some of the largest in the garden, and their colorful wings and soaring flight patterns ...

The beautiful male emerged in October, eager to mate but destined for disappointment because he emerged too late in the season, just an example of natural selection at work I received an invitation to ...

A burst of butterflies has suddenly brightened our garden. The ethereal winged creatures are emerging from chrysalises nestled in soil over the winter. Nectar-producing flowers supporting butterflies ...

Today is a wonderful day in my back yard. I observed for the first time an eastern black swallowtail butterfly landing on my bronze fennel in my flower bed. This the host plant for this species of ...

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 ...

On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba. The American pawpaw. The deciduous tree bears North America’s largest ...

During the summer, I love to sit out on the patio and watch butterflies in my garden. All day long, especially on these hot summer days, they bring color and movement to my garden from the smallest ...