"When a dragonfly hunts, it hovers perfectly still and positions itself between its prey and a shadow cast behind it by, say, ...

Spicebush is a host plant for caterpillars of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly, promethea moth (also known as spicebush moth) and eastern tiger swallowtail. A spicebush in a pollinator garden ...

The third blast of freezing air this winter has left folks in our area looking forward to sunshine and milder temperatures that are predicted for next week. It will soon be March, when we are all ...

Swallowtail larva. Photo by Dan Hemenway. Just as monarchs famously prefer milkweed for food and egg-laying, swallowtail butterflies also have a preferred food as caterpillars. They prefer the leaves ...

The black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) also known as the Eastern black swallowtail is a species of butterfly that can be found in various regions of North America. They have black wings ...