I’ve been watching a flurry of butterflies visit my yard this year and have enjoyed seeing them gently rest on flower heads while they feed on the nectar. They devour the sticky treat that provides ...

You do not need to plant anything new if you want the key to attracting more butterflies. Instead, you could try a simple trick using something you already have in your kitchen: lemon peels. While ...

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a simple DNA "switch" that helps tropical butterflies adjust the size of their wing eyespots in response to seasonal ...

In the warm summer months and even into early fall it’s easy to tell the gardens that are the serious butterfly attractors. Where butterflies abound, it’s usually not by chance; They’re attracted by ...

These cute butterfly snacks are perfect to pack for school lunches, a party or for a picnic. Here is how to make them!

A pair of clouded sulphurs flits around the Cassia bush, their yellow wings in sharp contrast to the plant’s green foliage. Nearby, a zebra longwing, the Florida state butterfly, has lit upon the ...

HIDDEN IN plain sight, blades of grass in a lawn are like a forest for the smallest of them. Others use the trees like skyscraper condos. Some are flashy as movie stars, not hidden so much, but known ...

Bradford pear trees are blooming across DC right now. But while their delicate, white flowers are certainly enchanting, they tend to stink—not just literally (stick your nose up to one and you’ll see ...