Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black swallowtail butterfly lands on a plant in a garden. - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images If you want a garden filled with ...

Butterflies are a delight to watch in the garden as they flutter from one flower to another feeding on nectar. They are like airborne flowers as they flash their colorful wings. For the past couple of ...

A monarch butterfly lands on milkweed at Sun Valley Elementary School in San Rafael on July 29. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) Caterpillars eat milkweed leaves. (AP Photo/Herald Times ...

During the summer, I love to sit out on the patio and watch butterflies in my garden. All day long, especially on these hot summer days, they bring color and movement to my garden from the smallest ...

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.

Home flower gardens are a vital resource for our pollinator friends, including so many delightful species of butterflies. As their preferred habitats of open fields give way to human development, our ...

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 ...

The air traffic is thick overhead at the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens. The Pipevine Swallowtails that inspired the late Louise Hallberg to devote her garden to butterflies, are fluttering about filling ...

There was an absolutely wonderful change in the weather two weeks ago. Gone were the days of oppressive humidity and scorching temperatures. In their place came days with highs near 80 F, lower ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The delicate gossamer-winged butterfly gives color and grace to your garden. Besides being beautiful, they’re good pollinators in our gardens and in the wild ...