Butterflies are beautiful creatures that typically have magnificent coloring and are associated with sunshine, flowers, ...

In their larval stage, caterpillars feed on poisonous plants, such as milkweed, storing away the toxins, which will ...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have ...

When to Spot Monarch Butterflies in Delaware Monarch butterflies make a two-way migration every year. They fly down to Mexico during the winter for warmer weather. Then, they return to the ...

Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast Michigan, migration watchers say.

Among the species hardest hit is the monarch butterfly, with its vivid orange-and-black wings and one of the most extraordinary migrations in the animal kingdom. This month, eastern Colorado ...

Most of us would undoubtedly picture a monarch if asked to imagine a butterfly, recognized by their vivid orange wings veined with black and known for their incredibly long migration patterns.

PHOENIX — The number of western monarch butterflies is declining alarmingly, which prompted a push to add the butterfly to the endangered species list in 2014. But after four years of review ...

The popular concept has been depicted in everything from film to social media testimonials, but the real science behind the ...

The monarch butterfly is an iconic species. Their migrations span thousands of miles, taking upwards of three generations of monarchs to complete the journey. Currently, however, their populations ...

Monarch butterfly conservation starts with one caterpillar — or, at least it did for Paige Burke. The Rock Island resident was working in her garden one spring a few years ago, and checked ...