Try planting some varieties of milkweed to attract these gorgeous flutterers. The Appalachian azure butterfly has an ethereal blue and powdery white appearance with small dark spots. Most species ...

Williams said it's “been a source of irritation” that the praying mantis gets all the glory, and she hopes greater attention paid to natives like the Spring Azure Butterfly will spark more ...

Tall black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) grows 4 to 6 feet tall, has white flowers in summer, and is a host plant for the Appalachian azure butterfly. The spring-blooming native columbines (Aquilegia ...