Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

Raising butterflies from the larval stage to the adult stage can be a satisfying and educational hobby. It allows you to observe the amazing transformational metamorphosis at home within the safety of ...

From swallowtails to painted ladies, meet some interesting caterpillars you might find in your yard — and find out about the ...

Summer is butterfly time, as the pretty winged creatures flit through the air like flower petals whisked aloft by the breeze. Ancient Greeks derived the idea of a soul, called a psyche, based on a ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It’s also hard to believe that the life cycle of this incredibly colorful ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 23, 2020) Pesticide spray drift from adjacent farmlands expose butterfly larvae to lethal pesticide concentrations, according to research published in Environmental ...