East Texas is home to a wide array of fascinating wildlife, including the giant swallowtail butterfly. Known for its impressive size and striking appearance, this butterfly is a frequent visitor to ...

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 ...

The air traffic is thick overhead at the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens. The Pipevine Swallowtails that inspired the late Louise Hallberg to devote her garden to butterflies, are fluttering about filling ...

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 ...

Michigan is one of the only states in the country without an official state insect, but that could soon change. The black swallowtail butterfly, scientifically known as the papilio polyxenes, would be ...

LANSING, MI - Michigan Garden Clubs President Carol Brodbeck believes Michigan should recognize the value of butterflies by naming the black swallowtail as its official state butterfly. Naming a state ...

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 ...

Miss Molly butterfly bush is non-invasive and is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies. Norman Winter Special to the Ledger-Enquirer Did you know that South Carolina has its very own ...

North Carolina’s state butterfly is hard to miss — and also easy to attract to backyards by planting a variety of native plants. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) can be bright yellow ...