The black swallowtail butterfly, scientifically ... Several other state symbols represent Michigan. The American robin is the state bird, the eastern white pine is the state tree and the brook ...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan may soon have a state butterfly. House Bill 4159, recently introduced by several representatives, would designate the black swallowtail as the official state butterfly ...

Grow these butterfly host plants to attract pollinators. Eastern swallowtail caterpillars are green with large yellow and black decoy eyespots ... New York, Michigan, Minnesota and Montana ...

When Michigan finally gets that first burst ... may even resemble yard waste — such as the beautiful black swallowtail butterfly, who overwinters as a pupa that looks like a dried-up leaf.

Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers to grow because of their bright colors and their appeal to various butterfly species, including the Eastern Black Swallowtail. These annuals bloom profusely ...

Entomologists have discovered Papilio solstitius, a new tiger swallowtail butterfly that appears in summer in eastern North America.

They'll be gone soon enough. If they're eating parsley, dill or fennel, they'll likely turn into Eastern black swallowtail butterflies and fly away. The Eastern black swallowtail is one of several ...

A research team has identified a new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly living in eastern parts of North America. In their study, published in the journal ZooKeys, Julian Dupuis, B.