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.

Against just about all of the odds I could calculate, the unfortunately enclosed Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly I wrote about guiltily last week was still alive and sipping faux nectar as of last ...

Last week, when my wife Pam noticed a noisy fluttering of wings coming from inside the screened-in bug enclosure that resided on a kitchen cabinet shelf—doesn’t every home have something similar?—my ...

When you think of a butterfly garden, I’m sure you picture a flowerbed of big bright blooms, a few butterflies, and sunshine. What happens when you get down plant level and look a little closer? You ...

An ambitious data-center project in Utah is going to need about one-quarter of the power the entire state currently uses. David Gray, co-chief executive for the project’s developer, knows he can’t get ...

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average caterpillar has a very restrictive diet, feeding on only a few plants, and some ...

When one species is genetically similar to another species, their populations can often be mistaken for one and the same. This is exactly what has happened with Papilio solstitius, a tiger swallowtail ...

On the fifth hole at the Gary Player Country Club in South Africa, Marcus Armitage found himself in a bunker face-to-face with a caterpillar, causing a ruckus and wandering around in front of his golf ...

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 ...

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 ...

The delicate gossamer-winged butterfly gives color and grace to your garden. Besides being beauties, they are good pollinators in our gardens and in the wild. Groups of butterflies are called ...