The aptly named butterfly bush is a must-have for attracting swallowtail butterflies like the Black Swallowtail and the Pipevine Swallowtail. Its long, cone-shaped flower clusters are rich in ...

It’s a diverse family, with more than 500 swallowtail butterfly species fluttering over six continents. Most are tropical, but about 25 kinds are found regularly in the United States and Canada.

Swallowtails’ unique, tail-like hindwing extensions make them some of the world’s most beautiful and interesting butterflies. Unfortunately, many of these insects are also imperiled. The Center is ...

Black and white stripes combined with a knobbly body make the caterpillar look remarkably like bird droppings. This unappetising outfit is a clever ploy to hide in plain sight, a trick used by ...

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 ...

Yet the Biden administration has listed only one foreign species since inauguration, raising questions about why the Service couldn’t find ... on the “warranted but precluded” list for more than 35 ...