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 ...

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 ...

Right now, the landscape is filled with nectar-producing plants that are especially attractive to butterflies and other pollinators. The top-performing plants include mistflower, porter weed, zinnia, ...

We know about migrating species of butterflies, but they don't all fly south for the winter. Several overwinter in their home habitat and could use your help.

Streaked and gooey-looking, the caterpillar of North America's largest butterfly looked for all the world like a big bird dropping. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as you well know,” advised ...

There are five of these worms feeding on the satsuma tree today. They have a pungent odor. What are they, and what should I do? — Angie Balius This is the orange dog caterpillar, the immature form of ...

The monarch butterflies have migrated north for the summer but their “cousins” the queen butterflies are prominent in many area landscapes, especially if you have milkweeds and one or more good nectar ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Many ...

Visitors to my garden are usually surprised to see the number of butterflies sailing around the yard. The butterflies move quickly and are hard to count, but we typically have a couple dozen chasing ...