Sandy Jespersen wasn't looking for a rare butterfly. She was seeking shade from the hot sun at Brazos Bend State Park where she works as a volunteer. She headed for the canopy of trees at the ...

On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba—the American pawpaw. The deciduous tree bears North America's largest ...

Hurricane Ian impacted many of Florida’s beautiful and unique species. One of them, the Zebra Longwing Butterfly, virtually disappeared from the area after the storm. At the Tom Allen Memorial ...

While the Monarch butterfly gets all the headlines, we at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens and much of Savannah have been making our own butterfly news. Would you believe zebras for New Year? The ...

Mike Malloy Underside of the zebra longwing. Mike Malloy Zebra longwing butterfly. The Zebra longwing (Heliconius charitonius) are easy to recognize, not only by its slow, floating and sometimes ...

It takes more than flower nectar to attract butterflies to your garden. Learn the truth about common butterfly host plant ...

Butterflies bring life and color to any garden, acting as pollinators while also enhancing the visual appeal of your outdoor ...