The zebra swallowtail's specificity to a particular host plant - papaw - brings up an important point about butterfly conservation: If we want to keep butterflies around, we have to protect the ...

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 spicebush swallowtails.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly at Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area near Madison. Submitted photo. “If you whisper a wish to a butterfly, then give it its freedom, the wish will be taken to ...

More than 300 community members in Toronto are coming together to increase habitat for butterflies by planting trees, shrubs and other native plants that host the caterpillars of swallowtail ...

The zebra swallowtail butterfly has a special relationship with the pawpaw, but not because of the flowers or fruit. Rather, the butterfly is critically dependent on the pawpaw’s foliage — the ...

Zebra Swallowtail, Zebra Swallowtail Natural History Museum ... Object Details Discipline Entomology Region US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV) Description This object is part of the ...

Recently a group of Angelina Master Gardeners spent a day hiking in the Big Thicket National Preserve. On one trail we were delighted by zebra swallowtail butterflies flying in the filtered sunlight ...

But you must go to the Big Thicket to see a zebra swallowtail, the only swallowtail butterfly in North America with elegant black-and-white striping. It looks like it's decked out to go to a gala ...

Most of the things you do to attract and sustain the monarch butterfly population will also benefit swallowtails. A good water source such as a pond or clean bird bath, nearby rocks for resting ...