A critically endangered butterfly that lives in the southernmost part of Florida thrives in certain years. Researchers turned ...

One of the rarest butterflies in the country, the Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly, is benefitting from an event many people ...

In a new study, scientists pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population trends of the federally endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides ponceana). They found that the ...

Its flashy red or orange wings make the Florida leafwing butterfly easy to spot in flight, but it gets its name from the tricks of camouflage that allow the brown or gray underside of its wings — ...

The Most Popular Swallowtail is Common in Backyards The eastern tiger is one of the most common and well-known swallowtails ...

That's especially bad news for Florida ... To spot butterfly eggs in your garden, use a magnifying glass and look for tiny ...

“This study is among the longest-running for a tropical butterfly, and it has been a privilege to get to work with such an amazing dataset,” said Sarah Steele Cabrera, a doctoral candidate at the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Long-term data analysis of the Schaus's swallowtail butterfly in Florida reveals that hurricanes positively impact their population. Hurricanes strip trees of ...

DESCRIPTION: A small butterfly reaching just about 1 inch in size, the Bartram?s scrub-hairstreak is predominantly gray with spots of white and rust. HABITAT: The Bartram?s scrub-hairstreak is found ...

A very rare and endangered type of butterfly called Schaus’ swallowtail lives only in far South Florida, where its survival is linked to an unexpected weather twist. Scientists looking at 35 ...