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The Giant Swallowtails Have Arrived!
We’ve waited 3 years for the Giant Swallowtails to find our 3 Wafer Ash trees (aka Common Hop ...
Unique-looking Visitor
A new visitor for us this year was this unique-looking American Snout, thanks to the ...
What do caterpillars eat?
Caterpillars eat specific plants that we refer to as their host plants. Each species of butterflies have their ...
Finding a Butterfly Hanging Around for the Winter
See the unlikely place we found an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail chrysalis overwintering. You May Also Be Interested In: ...
Butterfly Migration – A Rhythm in Nature
There is a sequence to events that happen throughout the year combining several factors that contribute to these ...
Does Your Garden Have ‘Guests’ Staying This Winter?
It’s early October and we still have a few Black Swallowtail caterpillars on our fennel. These last hangers-on ...
Endangered Butterfly – Swamp Metalmark
The Swamp Metalmark (Calephelis muticum) is listed as a state endangered species in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio. It ...
State Butterflies
Do you know your state insect? See if your state insect is a butterfly ...
