Think you spotted a monarch butterfly? It might be a viceroy. Learn how to tell the difference between these look-alike butterflies and discover their unique traits.

Look closely at your backyard butterflies! Here's how to detect the subtle differences among the three butterflies that look like monarchs.

The viceroy butterfly is a copycat. With its orange wings divided by black lines, it looks a lot like a monarch butterfly. Those thin black lines are important because that’s one way you can ...

There's nothing quite like seeing a monarch butterfly spread its wings and glide through the air. It can certainly provide a sense of calm to life's everyday stressors. But the monarchs' numbers ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange insects that has pushed ...

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After I took my photo, I showed the others on my phone and steward Beckie Green pointed out that it was a viceroy butterfly, the monarch lookalike. She noticed because of the line on the lower ...