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 ...

If you’re like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the “right” plants to nourish ...

The first time I saw a giant swallowtail butterfly years ago, I just happened to walk out to get the mail and saw it nectaring on lantana in my flower bed by the road. What a surprise! This huge pale ...

The black swallowtail is the State Butterfly of Oklahoma. It’s a beautiful butterfly with a striking caterpillar. It is found throughout the state and is common in our flower and vegetable gardens ...

Q. How can I support the swallowtail butterfly population? It's great to see the monarchs but I would like to have another variety in my yard. A. Swallowtail butterflies are beautiful insects easily ...

The lime swallowtail butterfly — an invasive species that hails from Asia and which has damaged citrus trees throughout the Caribbean for nearly 20 years — has reached Florida. The butterfly is fairly ...