The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 ...

The morpho butterfly appears blue but it isn't actually. It looks blue not because of pigment but because of some very fancy scales on its wings. Released on 12/19/2016 ...

As the first North American insect to go extinct due to humans, the Xerces blue butterfly has become an icon for insect conservation. New research signals a warning for insect conservation as ...

A 93-year-old Xerces blue specimen’s DNA shows that the butterfly is a distinct species, making it the first U.S. insect humans drove to extinction.

The new species was observed spending “long periods sunning itself,” on a tree high up in Angola’s central highlands, according to a study.

The Fender's blue butterfly is found only in Oregon's Willamette Valley -- a 150-mile long region in the state that stretches from Portland to Eugene -- says the service.

The Fender’s blue, a tiny butterfly with a 1-inch wingspan, is found only in the prairie and oak savannah of the Willamette Valley and wasn’t scientifically documented and named until 1931. Within a ...

The Fender's blue butterfly, once thought extinct, ... The refuge is located on the north side of State Route 22 about two miles northwest of the intersection of Highways 22 and 99W, ...