Females are a duller black color. They lay bright red eggs in groups on their host plants, and their caterpillars are ...

Fennel is another wonderful plant that attracts the Black Swallowtail butterfly. This herb is similar to dill in that it serves as a nectar source for adults and a host plant for caterpillars.

Black and white stripes combined ... and economic growth throughout the Caribbean. But the plant is already in decline in several countries because of diseases and pests, including the citrus ...

Just as monarchs famously prefer milkweed for food and egg-laying, swallowtail butterflies also have a preferred food as ...

“Schaus’ swallowtail and its host plants live in dense forests where not a lot of light reaches the ground,” Steele Cabrera said. It's in that low, dense foliage where Schaus’ swallowtails ...