Some butterflies embark on a long journey to escape winter’s cold if they can’t survive it. Monarchs ( Danaus plexippus) are ...

The St. Francis Satyrs now number around 1,000 and are found in an area of less than 20 acres. Melissa McGaw Nick Haddad is a tall, quick-to-smile Minnesotan. But lest the easy grin fool you, he is ...

Honeysuckle: A fragrant, sweet-nectared flower that butterflies love. Junonia: A genus of butterflies more commonly known as ...

From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of new species in 2025 — and these nine discoveries stood out amongst the ...

BANDERA COUNTY — Mid-sentence, Grace Waggener stopped short and pointed. “Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly!” she called out. Waggener and Tom Collins leaned over to inspect the insect, which was ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Over the last 20 years, the decline in more than 550 butterfly species nationwide has reached 22% overall, according to Metroparks Toledo. The metroparks' Director of Conservation ...

A new report traces the extraordinary lineage of a common Amazonian butterfly—and estimates the hybridization of its two parental species happened around 180,000 years ago. Heliconius elevatus, arose ...

In some species, female and male butterflies apparently perceive colors differently. Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. Public domain image ...