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 ...

A large swallowtail butterfly resting on the wooden railing of a backyard deck. - Meowcher/Shutterstock Butterflies are an important part of any ecosystem. For one, they're good pollinators, just like ...

For plenty of home gardeners, a partly eaten dill plant is an easy trade-off if it helps support the next generation of ...

With blazing stars, goldenrod, echinacea and asters in full glory — as well as gardens filled with annuals — keep an eye out for swallowtails fluttering between blooms in search of nectar. Similar in ...

If you discover caterpillars chowing down in your herb garden, resist the urge to squish them. They'll be gone soon enough. If they're eating parsley, dill or fennel, they'll likely turn into Eastern ...

Second of three parts. Read the part one here. Zebra, giants and pipevines are the three uncommon swallowtail species in this area. They are not seen nearly as often as the eastern tiger, black or ...

When one species is genetically similar to another species, their populations can often be mistaken for one and the same. This is exactly what has happened with Papilio solstitius, a tiger swallowtail ...

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 ...

While hopscotching between Sabine Pass and Freeport over the past several weeks to enjoy the annual spectacle of migratory birds, I also enjoyed the sight of giant swallowtail butterflies. The big ...