I have an Eastern Black Swallowtail chrysalis that is not attached to a twig or stick. It was lightly attached, but it fell to the ground as it wriggled from its caterpillar skin. Looking at books, I ...

Charlie Bruggemann in Kempsville in Virginia Beach passed on his photo-essay of a black swallowtail butterfly emerging from its chrysalis at 10 a.m. one morning and flying off into the wild blue ...

I love butterflies…of all kinds. And I have written several articles about this beloved insect. Most of the time, I write about the monarch butterfly, because I have raised them the last few years.

The female spicebush swallowtail butterfly was fluttering down, landing for a moment or two on a leaf on my sassafras tree and moving on to do the same thing on other leaves over and over again. It ...

Since it's the middle of the summer, and since kids are possibly looking for something fun to do on a rainy day (something we've had plenty of this year), I thought that I would write a column for ...

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 ...

When someone says “butterfly,” what do you see in your mind? Many people think “monarch” but actually picture a beautiful tiger swallowtail in their mind. Tiger swallowtails are large yellow ...