In butterflies that overwinter as a chrysalis, like the tiger swallowtail, this stage can include a long resting or dormant period that gets them through the winter.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Kaleela Thompson was only 4 years old when her mother bought her a butterfly habitat so she could watch how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. Out of the Cocoon: 12-year ...

A new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly that emerges around the summer solstice was found from cryptic specimens in the Northeast. ... small cocoons appear ahead of the summer solstice.

Luna moths, like the one pictured here, and swallowtail butterflies cleverly disguise their cocoons as dried leaves to protect them. | Photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Michigan DNR ...

The black swallowtail is the State Butterfly of Oklahoma. It’s a beautiful butterfly with a striking caterpillar. It is found throughout the state and is common in our flower and ...

A new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly that emerges around the summer solstice was found from cryptic specimens in the Northeast. ... small cocoons appear ahead of the summer solstice.

The butterfly appears to be a hybrid between two known tiger swallowtail species — P. glaucus and P. canadensis — but because it lives in a range where neither of these species are present ...

The butterfly appears to be a hybrid between two known tiger swallowtail species — P. glaucus and P. canadensis — but because it lives in a range where neither of these species are present ...

The butterfly appears to be a hybrid between two known tiger swallowtail species — P. glaucus and P. canadensis — but because it lives in a range where neither of these species are present ...