Fill your herb garden with black swallowtail butterflies. Learn what the caterpillar, eggs and adult butterflies look like.

person looking at butterfly in garden with flowers - Katrin_timoff/Getty Images There's nothing quite like the wildlife that flocks to your garden during the warmer months of the year. Those melodic ...

Black swallowtail caterpillars eat plants like fennel, parsley and dill, absorbing toxins for protection from predators. When threatened, the caterpillar uses a forked tongue-like gland called ...

Gardens and yards feel dull without butterflies. These tiny fliers bring movement, splashes of color, and a soft kind of magic that instantly lifts the space. The best part? Attracting them is pretty ...

Butterflies are a delight to watch in the garden as they flutter from one flower to another feeding on nectar. They are like airborne flowers as they flash their colorful wings. For the past couple of ...

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 ...

One Japanese grade-school student wanted to know if his hand-raised butterflies remembered him. The results were astounding.

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average caterpillar has a very restrictive diet, feeding on only a few plants, and some ...

The lime swallowtail butterfly — an invasive species that hails from Asia and which has damaged citrus trees throughout the Caribbean for nearly 20 years — has reached Florida. The butterfly is fairly ...

Finding that Norfolk butterfly has been distinct subspecies for 200,000 years could transform conservation approach ...