The zebra swallowtail of eastern forests is our ... What does a monarch caterpillar and chrysalis look like? Monarch ...

Black swallowtail eggs look like tiny white ... U.S." This whole process takes about two weeks. Then, the caterpillar forms its chrysalis, which is usually green or brown and resembles a leaf.

Black and white stripes combined with a knobbly body make the caterpillar look remarkably like bird droppings. This unappetising outfit is a clever ploy to hide in plain sight, a trick used by ...

Just as monarchs famously prefer milkweed for food and egg-laying, swallowtail butterflies also have a preferred food as ...

“Cocoon is for moths. Chrysalis is for butterflies,” she said. In her house, she opened a container and took out a sprig of parsley with swallowtail caterpillars on it, each with dark green ...

Swallowtail distribution is wholly dictated by the availability of milk parsley, its caterpillar food source. When the Norfolk Broads were actively managed by reedcutters who harvested both reed ...