Consider planting a variety of beautiful host plants to support different native butterfly species throughout the growing season. This encourages a healthy ecosystem and contributes to the ...

"Butterflies need nectar as adults and host plants as caterpillars," explains Mary Phillips, Head of Native Plant Habitat Strategy/Certifications at the National Wildlife Federation. Butterfly ...

Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) don't always have the best reputation among gardeners, but they are a crucial part of the ecosystem for many British butterfly caterpillars. Luke says, 'Host plants ...

It also serves as a host plant for the painted lady butterfly. Echinops ritro is a member of the aster family and native to ...

This butterfly, whose only known host plant is the pineland croton, reaches adult sizes of 2.75 to 3 inches and displays sexual dimorphism, which means that the bodies of the females and males are ...

The Florida Wildlife Corridor's 18 million acres protects endangered species and the environment. But you can do your part by planting native plants.

Though this butterfly never strays far from its host plant, the pineland croton, it can be spotted throughout the year. Males and females are about the same size, but they exhibit some differences in ...

Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus ... Loss of milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) host plants in the spring and summer breeding habitat in ...

KKL-JNF and butterfly enthusiasts have united to preserve a rare and protected butterfly species found in Begin Forest near ...

KKL-JNF and butterfly enthusiasts are teaming up to restore the habitat of the rare Tomares nesimachus butterfly by reintroducing its host plant, the organization announced on Thursday. One rare ...