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.

Let’s hope there’s no rain on this butterfly parade. Susie Vanderlip, an Orange resident, will talk about all things monarch butterfly at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Coastkeeper Garden, 1560… ...

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 ...

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.