This swallowtail butterfly is found in much of the U.S. with the exception of the northwest. Females have a band of iridescent blue on their hindwings, while males have a band of yellow instead. 3.

Male butterflies have blue bodies and gray-blue wings with white trim around the edges, and females are dustier-colored. The ...

For many of us in the High Country, seeing beautiful butterflies fluttering through the air, or sitting on flowers, is a ...

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 ...

The bottom edges of the female hind wings have beautiful bluish scales and an iridescent blue wash over part of the wings with one or more red spots. The male typically has darker black colors but ...

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 ...

These butterflies choose to make their habitats in deciduous broadleaf woods, forest edges, river valleys, parks, and suburbs. As for reproduction, a female tiger swallowtail lays up to 250 eggs ...

These butterflies choose to make their habitats in deciduous broadleaf woods, forest edges, river valleys, parks, and suburbs. As for reproduction, a female tiger swallowtail lays up to 250 eggs ...

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 ...

The black swallowtail deserves to be chosen as state butterfly because it is “a full-time Michigan resident,” Meyer said— it’s the only species that can be found year-round and throughout ...