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

Not surprisingly, pipevine swallowtail larvae feed on the native perennial Dutchman’s pipe vine. Many native perennials such as blazing star, Jacob’s ladder, purple coneflower, ...

Pipevine swallowtails can be tricky to notice as they cross roads in lower Bidwell Park in Chico, California on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Molly Myers/Enterprise-Record) * ...

A pipevine swallowtail hangs from the stem of a plant Monday, May 19, 2025 in lower Bidwell Park in Chico, California. (Molly Myers/Enterprise-Record) ...

The Pipevine Swallowtails that inspired the late Louise Hallberg to devote her garden to butterflies, are fluttering about filling up on nectar. Over many years, ...

Male pipevine swallowtails are stunning sights, with black wings edged in shimming blue. Females have similar black wings but are instead edged in tiny yellow dots.

Sandy and Jim Parrill garden at Chaos, our acre of the Ozarks in Joplin. Sandy is a lifelong gardener, Missouri Master Gardener and winner of The Missouri Writers Guild 2018 first place award for ...

Pipevine swallowtails lay their eggs on Dutchman’s pipe or Aristolochia. But the Aristolochia plants in our flower beds are barely a foot high, which may not offer a good food source for ...

Pipevine or Blue Swallowtail butterfly. When it appears: Spring to mid-autumn. Where to find it: Woodland areas. This animal's colors range from dark blue to almost black.

Tim Wong rescued California Pipevine swallowtail butterflies known for their blue hue In San Francisco, a butterfly species was facing extinction due to the scarcity of its host plant - the ...

Pipevine (Aristolochia tomentosa) This native woody vine is a host plant for the pipevine swallowtail butterflies. It thrives in part shade to full sun and grows vigorously, reaching 20 to 30 feet.