Members of the Umbelliferae family, like fennel, dill and carrots, all of which are host plants for black swallowtail caterpillars, produce furocoumarins as a defense against micro-organisms.

We are all used to seeing caterpillars hide themselves away and emerge as butterflies or moths, but the species featured in ...

You might already love watching swallowtails in the garden, but there's much more to learn about these stunning pollinators. Enjoy these fascinating swallowtail butterfly facts. A female black ...

Black swallowtails prefer to lay eggs on carrot, celery, dill, fennel, parsley, Queen Anne’s lace and other members of the carrot family. In my garden, they seem to prefer the fennel over all ...

Eatontown native Erik Massimino started a media company in his hometown in 2020, powering through pandemic-related supply ...

All spicebush and black swallowtails resemble the model, while only some female Eastern tiger swallowtails are blackish. The red-spotted purple butterfly is also a pipevine mimic, but only where ...

Members of the Umbelliferae family, like fennel, dill and carrots, all of which are host plants for black swallowtail caterpillars, produce furocoumarins as a defense against micro-organisms.

Columnist Mary Reid Barrow may have been giving the spicebush swallowtail short shrift and often mistaking it for a black swallowtail over the years.

Secre Swallowtail in Black Clover Mobile is a new character belonging to the supporter class.

In her view, the black swallowtail was the logical choice because it’s found in all 21 counties — rural to urban — and lives its entire life cycle in New Jersey.