Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) don't always have the best reputation among gardeners, but they are a crucial part of the ecosystem for many British butterfly caterpillars. Luke says, 'Host plants ...

Good butterfly gardeners know it takes both nectar plants for adults and host plants for caterpillars to draw the most butterflies to your yard. The wider the variety of host plants you have ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to the loss of habitat and the use of pesticides.

"Butterflies need nectar as adults and host plants as caterpillars," explains Mary Phillips, Head of Native Plant Habitat Strategy/Certifications at the National Wildlife Federation. Butterfly ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to loss of habitat and use of pesticides. Gardeners can counteract both of these problems. In the plains ...

HABITAT: Bay checkerspot habitat exists on shallow, serpentine-derived soils, which support the plants on which the caterpillars feed. The butterfly's primary host plant is the endangered dwarf ...

They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects ... or in common milkweed, the butterflies’ main larval host plant. They did this by comparing observed patterns ...

By planting host species, we’ve created a thriving ecosystem that brings back butterflies to urban ... and nourishment for growing caterpillars. Other plants, such as Alseodaphne semecarpifolia ...