More than 1,000 heath fritillaries have been recorded so far this year on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset.

This Fritillary, like other butterfly species, undergoes a four-stage life cycle that can be described as nothing short of miraculous. In the beginning stage, their life begins as an egg, which ...

A West Somerset Exmoor estate has seen a resurgence of a rare butterfly species, once on the "brink of extinction".

Still others stack their eggs in little towers. Butterfly eggs can be round, ovoid, or shaped like little grains of rice. They can be red, yellow, green, white, cream, and more.

The female butterfly lays her eggs near wild violet plants in late summer. After about two to three weeks of incubation the eggs hatch. Instead of feeding, the tiny, brand new caterpillars go ...

WFSU Ecology Producer Rob Diaz de Villegas planted passionvine in his yard for one reason- to see new species of butterfly caterpillars in his yard. Within a few months, gulf fritillaries were ...

Gulf Fritillary butterflies are a sure sign of fall in the Lowcountry By Vicky McMillan Special to The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette Updated October 05, 2022 3:25 PM ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - At the Missouri State Library’s bell tower, the peaceful chime means its feeding time. But it’s not just students getting some grub. A small collection of regal ...

August 13, 2024 Rare butterfly, found only on a Pa. military base, could join federal list of endangered species The eastern regal fritillary is carefully managed at Fort Indiantown Gap, but ...

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. (WHTM) – They are hard to find east of the Mississippi, unless you are lucky enough to be deep inside Fort Indiantown Gap. The eastern regal fritillary butterfly has … ...

Monarch butterflies are migrating through San Antonio, laying eggs on milkweed, while other species like the Gulf fritillary and queen butterflies thrive.