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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American painted lady butterfly is a common visitor to Lowcountry lawns and gardens. Vicky McMillan The American painted lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is one of several medium-sized, orange-brown ...

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 ...