Want to try butterfly gardening? Plant butterfly host plants to give caterpillars food and a place to grow through their ...

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 will visit lots of flowers, but there are a select few that specifically attract them. Learn which ones to plant ...

Out of these, one is a near-threatened species listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), two are ...

Consider what butterflies are practical to try attracting, or try to identify those you’ve seen in the area, so you can ...

Painted ladies are the ultramarathoners of the butterfly world—even more so than monarchs. Scientists have long known about ...

“Other features you can incorporate in the garden to appeal to butterflies include areas of full sun. Butterflies are ...

By creating a garden that supports caterpillars, you’re nurturing the next generation of butterflies and moths and ...

Butterflies, beloved symbols of transformation and the health of many ecosystems, are quietly vanishing from landscapes ...

“It gave me a pretty good list,” she says. “Then it asked: ‘Would you like to know about the host plants for this butterfly?’ You can come up with a lot of information using that ...

No fan of Bradford pears or butterfly bushes, the Master Gardener offers some better alternatives for your yard and the ...

A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained in ...