Butterfly populations are in decline across the continental U.S., dropping by 22% between 2000 and 2020 according to a study ...

Butterfly rearing is a fascinating hobby for children, exemplified by nine-year-old Akshita's dedication to lepidopterology.

One day, I found myself in a dream. I still can’t believe I spent several days surrounded by hundreds of thousands of these beautiful creatures in Mexico. This incredible butterfly is called the ...

The growing season is wrapping up in Montana, and gardeners are preparing landscapes for the approaching winter. Fall care ...

"Pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hoverflies, remain active well into autumn," says Sean. "To support these insects during this period, focus on late-flowering species that bridge the gap ...

The victim of a deadly stabbing on Charlotte’s light rail train is being recognized with a new butterfly named in her honor. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was killed on Aug. 22 in an attack that caught national ...

The Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls have broken ground on a new Butterfly Garden. This project is part of the first phase of a 15-year master plan to merge the two ...

If you see a monarch butterfly in your Wichita yard, you might want to take an extra long look, because this may be the last month of the year you’ll see them flying around your garden. The monarch ...

A member of the Missouri Department of Conservation spotted an animal in Kansas City that’s usually seen 4,000 miles away. . The department said in a social media post that assistant natural history ...

MISSOURI, USA — A Missouri Department of Conservation official recently spotted a ghostly variation of a Monarch butterfly in the state. Natural History Biologist Amanda Gehin saw an extremely rare ...

A newly designated butterfly species, Euptychia andrewberryi, has been named in honor of Harvard lecturer Andrew J. Berry by postdoctoral fellow Shinichi Nakahara, who identified the species. Nakahara ...