Papilio is an enthusiastic and adventurous caterpillar. Then she's a blob of goo, hanging out in her chrysalis. Her main goal in life? Metamorphose into a butterfly and learn to fly! Papilio is a ...

LANSING, MI - Michigan Garden Clubs President Carol Brodbeck believes Michigan should recognize the value of butterflies by naming the black swallowtail as its official state butterfly. Naming a state ...

Does a Parsley Caterpillar Become a Butterfly? Yes! The caterpillar most frequently found on parsley, dill, fennel, and related plants are the larval forms of the black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) ...

A state butterfly may be on the cards for Michigan. A house bill was proposed on Thursday, March 27 that would designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly. House Bill ...

Michigan is one of the only states in the country without an official state insect, but that could soon change. The black swallowtail butterfly, scientifically known as the papilio polyxenes, would be ...

The beautiful male emerged in October, eager to mate but destined for disappointment because he emerged too late in the season, just an example of natural selection at work I received an invitation to ...

Two black swallowtail butterflies, Papilio polyxenes, drink nectar from Field Thistle at Heritage Park in Champaign. Griesbaum Griesbaum Two black swallowtail butterflies, Papilio polyxenes, drink ...

The colors and patterns of black swallowtails reveal the diversity of evolutionary dynamics acting on the sexes and the various life-history stages Six species of swallowtail butterflies occur locally ...

I received an invitation to photograph a black swallowtail butterfly that had just emerged. It would linger only a short while before emerging, so I hurried over. The date was Oct. 13. The black ...

There was an absolutely wonderful change in the weather two weeks ago. Gone were the days of oppressive humidity and scorching temperatures. In their place came days with highs near 80 F, lower ...