Attract the elegant zebra swallowtail butterfly to your yard by growing nectar plants. Also discover the host plant for the ...

To spot a Baltimore checkerspot, look for a black butterfly with a band of large orange spots along the wing edges and inner bands of white spots. Typically, Baltimore checkerspot butterflies are ...

DESCRIPTION: The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly has a checkered pattern on its wings with dark brown, red, orange, white, and black spots and lines. Rust-colored hairs cover its head, and ...

DESCRIPTION: The Bay checkerspot is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of a little more than two inches. The top surfaces of its wings have black bands along all the veins that sharply contrast ...