The researchers added the “curious” to the butterfly’s common name because of its uniquely “small population size and high ...

The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens has announced that its new Butterfly Experience will open this summer from June ...

As an 8-year-old child, I remember patrolling rows of zinnias and snapdragons that the Westchester Farms grew for cut flowers ...

From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States. That’s 1 in 5 butterflies lost. The findings are from an analysis just published in the journal Science ...

A new study finds butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing fast. Experts and gardeners say we can help by planting native gardens, cutting pesticide use and supporting pollinator conservation efforts.

Butterflies don’t depend on turtle tears alone and may feed on mud, feces, or even blood in the Amazon. They’re not the only ones seeking out sodium, though.

Every year, for millions of years, a huge number of painted lady butterflies have migrated thousands of miles across Europe, ...

Monarch butterflies are migrating north and have been spotted in states near Michigan. Although their wintering population doubled this year, monarchs have experienced a significant overall ...

Conventional wisdom is that if you cultivate host plants, butterflies will come. Take, for example, milkweed. After declining monarch populations began making headlines in the late 1990s ...

Delias sambawana, a butterfly that hails from Indonesia, at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace and phylogeny by Hillis, Zwickl, and Gutell When Akito ...

When folded in rest, the Mission blue butterfly’s wings are grey and dotted with black — no more special than a common house moth’s. Unfolded, this furry insect’s wings are iridescent and azure, ...