The tiger (Panthera tigris) has been reassessed, revealing new, increasing population figures. “Today’s Red List update highlights the fragility of nature’s wonders, such as the unique spectacle of ...

The swallowtail butterfly family contains up to 700 species in the world, most of them tropical. More than two dozen are found in North America with seven found regularly in Texas. Swallowtail ...

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. Christian ...

The peak season for one of our largest and most beautiful butterflies, the tiger swallowtail, is approaching. To be even more specific, it is time for the emergence of the second brood of the eastern ...

As butterflies go, the Eastern tiger swallowtail is pretty scary. Their caterpillars look more like stubby snakes, complete with a fake green head, faux black and yellow eyes, and an orange, forked, ...

Striped yellow and black the tiger butterfly flits through the forests of Central America. Darting between the thin rays of light cast through the shadow of the upper canopy, the tiger butterfly seeks ...

“Nature is everywhere,” says lepidopterist Liam O’Brien about the tigers of San Francisco’s Market Street—Western tiger swallowtail butterflies, that is. O’Brien and naturalist Amber Hasselbring of ...

I think it was my 12th birthday when I received a butterfly and moth capturing kit. It came with a fine-meshed insect net and other items for euthanizing and mounting specimens in a display frame.

Bannerghatta Biological Park marked World Tiger Day with educational activities. Visitors learned about tiger conservation, census methods, and identification techniques. Families enjoyed hands-on ...

Miss Molly butterfly bush is non-invasive and is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies. Norman Winter Special to the Ledger-Enquirer Did you know that South Carolina has its very own ...