Nectar plants give butterfly gardens a powerful boost. But they’re not the only key to drawing pretty pollinators to your ...

Whether you live in or are visiting the southern U.S., keep your eyes peeled for gorgeous a Gulf fritillary butterfly. And if ...

Fall is the season of Gulf Fritillaries in the Lowcountry. These medium-sized orange butterflies are often confused with Monarchs (Danaus plexippus), but it’s fairly easy to tell the difference.

A Gulf fritillary butterfly flits away after landing on a Lahaina flower growing between Front Street and the charred rubble of the Pioneer Inn Wednesday morning. The brightly-colored insects ...

Butterflies are prolific because very few caterpillars survive. In my garden, the red wasps harvested many gulf fritillary young to feed to their own young, and the Carolina wrens did the same.