I think it was my 12th birthday when I received a butterfly and moth capturing kit. It came with a fine-meshed insect net and other items for euthanizing and mounting specimens in a display frame.

Last week I had a picture of a dark form of the eastern tiger swallowtail with my column. The obvious question about any species with more than one color form is: What is the advantage? The advantage ...

Second of three parts. Read the part one here. Zebra, giants and pipevines are the three uncommon swallowtail species in this area. They are not seen nearly as often as the eastern tiger, black or ...

Monarch butterfly sightings are more common now that they're migrating. (Photo courtesy of Betty Hammerstone) The grass was wet with dew as I walked around the yard at 7 a.m. Thursday, another day ...