Butterflies
Butterflies, from the migrating monarch to the shimmering blue morpho, are among the most beloved insects. These guides cover their life cycles, feeding, identification, and the remarkable journeys some of them make. (26 guides.)
ButterfliesRead article →Top 10 Facts About Swallowtail Butterflies: Tails, MimicryTop 10 Facts About Swallowtail Butterflies starts with the family itself: Papilionidae holds roughly 560 species worldwide , found on every continent except Antarctica. Their hindw
ButterfliesRead article →Where Do Blue Morpho Butterflies Live? Mexico to ParaguayWhere do Blue Morpho butterflies live? Morpho peleides ranges from Mexico through Central America and south through the Amazon Basin as far as Paraguay, with an adult wingspan of r
ButterfliesRead article →How Do Blue Morpho Butterflies Contribute to the Ecosystem?How do Blue Morpho butterflies contribute to the ecosystem? Mostly through what they eat and what eats them, not through pollination the way most people assume. Morpho peleides liv
ButterfliesRead article →What Do Monarch Butterflies Eat? Milkweed and NectarWhat do monarch butterflies eat? The answer changes completely across their life cycle: caterpillars eat only milkweed, while adult butterflies drink flower nectar through a long,
ButterfliesRead article →How Do Monarch Butterflies Contribute to the Ecosystem?How do monarch butterflies contribute to the ecosystem? Danaus plexippus does three jobs at once: it pollinates flowering plants as it forages, it feeds birds and small mammals des
ButterfliesRead article →What Is the Life Cycle of Blue Morpho Butterflies? Egg to AdultWhat is the life cycle of blue morpho butterflies? Morpho peleides passes through four stages, egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult, over roughly two to three months before it ev
ButterfliesRead article →How to Attract Zebra Longwing Butterflies to Your GardenHow to attract Zebra Longwing butterflies to your garden comes down to one plant family: you need passionflower vines ( Passiflora spp.) if you want Heliconius charithonia to stick
ButterfliesRead article →Top 10 Facts About Cabbage White Butterflies: Pests, WaspsTop 10 Facts About Cabbage White Butterflies starts with the name itself: this is Pieris rapae , the small white butterfly you see zigzagging low over cabbage patches and clover la
ButterfliesRead article →What Are The Benefits of Swallowtail Butterflies to GardensWhat are the benefits of swallowtail butterflies? The family Papilionidae, which includes the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus ) and the Black Swallowtail ( Papilio poly
ButterfliesRead article →What Is the Life Cycle of Cabbage White Butterflies? Egg to AdultWhat is the life cycle of cabbage white butterflies? Pieris rapae goes through four stages, egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult, and a female can complete the whole cycle in abo