A research team has identified a new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly living in eastern parts of North America. In their study, published in the journal ZooKeys, Julian Dupuis, B. Christian ...

It’s a diverse family, with more than 500 swallowtail butterfly species fluttering over six continents. Most are tropical, ...

Just as monarchs famously prefer milkweed for food and egg-laying, swallowtail butterflies also have a preferred food as ...

In the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, species of tiger swallowtail butterflies typically have a flight period in the spring, but there was a group that appeared around the ...

I love plants and flowers but their presence in my garden would not provide the same level of enjoyment without the accompanying buzz, dart, flutter and flit of the pollinators ...

This unappetising outfit is a clever ploy to hide in plain sight, a trick used by multiple swallowtail butterflies. You'll have to look carefully to find them, but the tiny creatures can usually be ...

Here, RSPB volunteer Jenna explains why the magnificent Swallowtail butterfly is so special. Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance star in the first of Steve Waters’s seasonal dramas following the ...

Did your childhood include swallowtail and monarch butterflies fluttering through your neighborhood? Caterpillars chewing backyard leaves? Warm summer nights with fireflies blinking in the bushes? The ...

A research team has identified a new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly living in eastern parts of North America. In their study, published in the journal ZooKeys, Julian Dupuis, B.