Butterfly Identification
Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar: ID, Host Plants & Chrysalis
If you have found a green caterpillar with two enormous fake eyes, hiding inside a leaf folded over with silk on spicebush…
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Life Cycle
Monarch vs Viceroy Butterfly: How to Tell Them Apart
The quickest way to tell a monarch from a viceroy is to look at the hindwings. A viceroy has a black line…
Life Cycle
Monarch Butterfly Migration: Routes, Timing & Map
Monarch Butterfly Migration: Where They Go, When, and Why Every fall, monarch butterflies begin leaving their summer breeding grounds across North America.…
Butterfly Identification
Blue Morpho Butterfly: Facts, Life Cycle & Why It’s Blue
The blue morpho is a large tropical butterfly from Mexico, Central America and South America, famous for the electric blue on the…
Butterfly Identification
Blue Butterfly Identification: 12 Types with Pictures
A small flash of blue over a garden path can be surprisingly difficult to identify. One moment the butterfly looks brilliant blue;…
Butterfly Identification
Caterpillar Identification: How to Identify Butterfly Caterpillars (Chart)
Found a caterpillar and want to know what it is? The fastest route to an answer is not its color. It is…
Butterfly Identification
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar: ID, Food & Chrysalis
If you have spotted a green caterpillar with black stripes and yellow spots on your dill, parsley, or fennel, you may have…
Butterfly Identification
Common Butterflies in Florida
Florida’s warm climate supports more butterfly species than any other state east of the Mississippi River. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
Habitat & Diet
Common Butterflies in Texas
Texas is excellent butterfly country, but the species you see can change dramatically between the Piney Woods, Hill Country, High Plains, Gulf…
Habitat & Diet
Butterflies in Southern California: Common Species, Identification Tips, and Host Plants
Introduction Butterflies in Southern California can appear almost anywhere there is warmth, sunlight, shelter, and the right plants. You may see a…