Trust aims to boost colonies of small pearl-bordered fritillaries by planting 20,000 violets for their caterpillars in ...

Thousands of violets will be planted across the Shropshire Hills in a bid to help a rare species of butterfly.The National Trust will plant 20,000 marsh violets to provide a food source for ...

The National Trust is leading a planting scheme with 20,000 marsh violets planted to help the small pearl-bordered fritillary ...

Both the increasingly rare butterfly species and the marsh violet were once widespread and common across the UK.

You've seen them falling from trees or burning up on the sidewalk. Here's when the pests head back underground.

The National Trust and many dedicated volunteers will start the mass planting of 20,000 marsh violets across the Shropshire ...

They are everywhere! Black caterpillars have been spotted in lawns, gardens, pathways, driveways, streets, and crossing the highways. While the rest of the country is focusing on the dual emergence ...

Caterpillars have the ability to consume copious amounts of plant materials in a short time. Caterpillars use their antennae to scan their surroundings in order to eat safely in a hostile environment.

Last week, spongy moth caterpillars cast their web over Orange County, seemingly cropping up out of nowhere. The tiny black caterpillars, spotted ...

Have you ever watched a caterpillar transform into a butterfly? A caterpillar does this through a process that requires it to stop eating, hang itself upside down from a twig, wiggle from its skin ...

They are often nicknamed woolly bear caterpillars due to the numerous bristly hairs that project off their body. For the spring season, saltmarsh caterpillars will likely disappear in the few ...