The Lorain Public Library System Columbia Branch, 13824 W. River Road North in Columbia Station, is hosting a Painted Lady Butterfly program to release painted lady butterflies back into nature. The ...

1. Egg: Laid on thistle and mallow plants. 2. Larva: Caterpillar eats and eats, expanding to almost 2 inches long. 3. Chrysalis" Inside case, caterpillar metamorphoses (changes) first into liquid, ...

A painted lady butterfly feeds in a St. Paul, Minn., garden, Sept. 11, 2003, before migrating to warmer climate. (AP Photo/ Janet Hostetter) It’s not just you. Lawrence is indeed experiencing a ...

Butterflies have four stages of life: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult. Snyder said the painted lady isn't as selective as the monarch when it comes to food. She said painted lady caterpillars ...

Every year, painted lady butterflies born in Europe embark south on an epic journey to Africa. Now, researchers know exactly where on the continent these long-haul travelers spend their winter ...

The colors and patterns many animals possess can sometimes be described as artistic. Some animals, particularly butterflies, can be so precisely adorned with an array of colors and patterns that it ...

Spying a Painted Lady butterfly riding the breeze is one of those quintessentially Southern California stop-and-sigh moments, a cheery chance to see something spectacular, while it is happening, and ...

Santa Margarita Elementary School held its second annual butterfly release Wednesday as more than 80 kids joined to set free a batch of the colorful winged insects along with a bunch of ladybugs. The ...