The giant swallowtail caterpillar has a smeary ... knowing you’re supporting local butterfly populations. A tiger swallowtail flying against the blue sky is a lovely sight.

A recent study of declining butterfly populations published in the journal Science made headlines across the country when it ...

After Hurricane Andrew ripped through South Florida in 1992, the already-scarce Miami blue butterfly almost went extinct: No one recorded a single sighting for years. Finally, in 1999, a cheer went up ...

It looks like bird droppings on a leaf, but don't be fooled: it's a caterpillar in disguise ... quietly confident they won't be recognised. Swallowtail caterpillars are green once they grow large ...

Here, RSPB volunteer Jenna explains why the magnificent Swallowtail butterfly is so special ... by the availability of milk parsley, its caterpillar food source. When the Norfolk Broads were ...

A state butterfly may be on the cards for Michigan. A house bill was proposed on Thursday, March 27 that would designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly.