I had never seen an orangetip before and after learning more, I know why. This butterfly is truly ephemeral–here today and gone tomorrow—with no future generations until the next year.

Male orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines butterflies utilizing the host-plant lady's smock Cardamine pratensis (on which food is limiting) are smaller and emerge earlier than those utilizing garlic ...

A few summers ago, I was walking my dog in a pasture near my house when a butterfly landed on my bare leg. It was a ...

Butterflies love to feed where it's warm and sunny, but they hate fighting the wind when they're trying to feed. Place a few flat stones in sunny, visible spots in your garden.