Around this time last year, my wife noticed some black spots on the parsley and dill growing in our garden at home. I didn’t ...

Black swallowtail larvae are often known as “parsley caterpillars” since that’s one of their most common host plants. They also host on dill, fennel, Queen Anne’s lace, and common rue.

Black swallowtail pupae overwinter in a chrysalis and emerge in spring. Around Boulder, adults will be flying in May, June and July. The average longevity of the adult form is 14 days, so adults ...

It’s Pollinator Week! A time to celebrate, bring awareness to, and enjoy the incredible variety of creatures that perform the vital function of ...

The black swallowtail deserves to be chosen as state butterfly because it is “a full-time Michigan resident,” Meyer said— it’s the only species that can be found year-round and ...

The third week of June has been designated National Pollinator Week by the Pollinator Partnership (pollinator.org). Though ...

The black swallowtail is capable of having two to three broods per year in the northern portions of its range. Thus, adults of this species are easy to find during most of the summer. This species ...

For many of us in the High Country, seeing beautiful butterflies fluttering through the air, or sitting on flowers, is a ...

I received an invitation to photograph a black swallowtail butterfly that had just emerged. It would linger only a short while before emerging, so I hurried over. The date was Oct. 13.

A black, yellow, orange and blue beauty, the black swallowtail is the official state butterfly of the Sooner State. Oklahoma statues designate the black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, as the ...

The male typically has darker black colors but doesn’t have the bluish hind wing and scales like the female. The forked appearance of the hindwings gives this butterfly the swallowtail name. The ...