Raise Monarchs? Learn about OE and How You Can Prevent Infections
In the last ten years word has gotten out about the decline in monarch butterfly populations and more and more people are wanting to help these beautiful butterflies. What’s not
A BLACK Tiger Swallowtail? Did You Know that One of Our Most Common Butterflies is a Trickster
Hello and happy weekend! I bet you’ve seen this large, yellow and black butterfly flitting around the flowers in your garden. It’s one of our most common, and largest butterflies
Want a Hummingbird Magnet? Try This Red Flower
There are many, many native perennial flowers that I LOVE, but at the top of the list is cardinal flower(Lobelia cardinalis) Do you know this gorgeous red flower that often
Butterfly or Moth? Here’s How to Tell
As you know this is National Moth Week so I’m doing all kinds of posts this week about moths. Let’s do one giving some ways these two related insects are
Weekly Puzzler Answer 253
Hi friends and happy weekend! The butterfly of last week’s puzzler is a Pipevine Swallowtail. It has the characteristic J shape of orange spots on the outside of its hind
Weekly Puzzler Answer #252
Last week’s puzzler was an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and the colorful iridescent blue means it is a female. If you guessed both of these correctly your name will be entered
Confusing Dark Butterflies: How to Tell the Difference
Hello and happy September! When you see a dark butterfly in your yard do you have trouble identifying it? There are several dark swallowtails that mimic the Pipevine Swallowtail. And