When I work in the garden, I keep my eyes open for any fun visitors I might find. Notable visitors have been garden spiders ...

Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) This rather plain caterpillar turns into one of our most spectacular butterflies, the tiger swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus).

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 easte… ...

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is one of our most common butterflies and is found east of the Mississippi River and west into the Great Plains states.

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 ...

Tiger swallowtail caterpillars and yellow-necked caterpillars can be cute and destructive in Seacoast gardens.

Here are brief descriptions of the caterpillars of the six swallowtail species you may see in our area. Black Swallowtails: Green or whitish and black-banded with yellow spots in the later stages.

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar prefers Black Cherry and Tuliptree. Cabbage White caterpillars eat plants from the mustard family, which includes radishes and cabbages.

Common autumn butterflies Pipevine swallowtail: Large black butterfly with shimmering blue hind wings. Caterpillar feeds on Aristolochia plants like Dutchman’s pipe.

Their caterpillars can thrive on many types of host plants, including Cherry, Ash, Magnolia and Tulip Poplar trees. This means Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies have many egg-laying options.

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 ...