Last week I had a picture of a dark form of the eastern tiger swallowtail with my column. The obvious question about any species with more than one color form is: What is the advantage? The advantage ...

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 ...

It’s a scene I’ve witnessed countless times in my Decatur yard and elsewhere: A gorgeous yellow and black Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly flits gracefully from flower to flower, occasionally ...

Jean Bradbury lives in northeast Seattle. She’s an artist, and she loves swallowtail butterflies. “These guys are big—like we think of a monarch, maybe—big like the palm of your hand,” Bradbury says. ...

A zebra swallowtail butterfly at Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area near Madison. Submitted photo. “If you whisper a wish to a butterfly, then give it its freedom, the wish will be taken to the ...

When it comes to survival of the fittest, female swallowtail butterflies are masters of disguise. They’ve evolved a clever way of mimicking the wing colors, shapes and patterns of their poisonous ...

A group of Japanese researchers, who publish their findings today Thursday, 20 May in IOP Publishing's Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, have succeeded in building a fully functional replica model – an ...

In 2012, there were only about four Schaus swallowtail butterflies left in their natural habitat of Southeast Florida and the Florida Keys. Through conservation efforts, captive breeding and rearing ...

Jean Bradbury lives in northeast Seattle. She’s an artist, and she loves swallowtail butterflies. “These guys are big—like we think of a monarch, maybe—big like the palm of your hand,” Bradbury says. ...