Turn your backyard garden into a beautiful butterfly paradise. Grow swallowtail butterfly host plants and flowers.

Last week I had a picture of a dark form of the eastern tiger swallowtail with my column. The obvious question about any species with more than one color form is: What is the advantage? The advantage ...

When the black swallowtail butterfly lit on G’s head, I thought immediately of Pop.  I got the sense that she did as well.  It’s something that we’ve come to expect since moving to the farm in 2020, ...

Why does the Ohio flag look like that? This patriotic question, as we come out of the holiday weekend, was suggested by Dispatch staffer Cole Behrens. If you haven't paid careful attention to ...

We have a large patch of bronze fennel growing out back — this is unfortunate because it can be an aggressive invasive plant and is currently attempting to overrun my blueberry patch, but, on the ...

About 170 butterfly species occur in North Carolina as permanent residents, regular visitors, or rare strays. Some of these are restricted to either the coastal or mountain regions. I'd estimate that ...

Sightings of rare or elusive creatures are always a call for celebration, particularly in the conservation world. Not only do ...