Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some ...

Thermal controls within the sealed payload kept the chamber near 30 °C, allowing the pupa to complete metamorphosis. The ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first countrywide ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Cole Family Monarch Conservation Center and Butterfly House at the Greensboro Science Center (GSC) has officially reopened for the season. This immersive exhibit allows visitors ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — In the last 20 years, ...

Butterflies are beloved creatures that inspire art and play an important ecological role, but according to new research featuring faculty members at Binghamton University, State University of New York ...

A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the 'butterfly effect' ...

In the United States, perhaps no bug has been counted as often as the butterfly. "There's a lot of passion for them, they're very charismatic," says Collin Edwards, a quantitative ecologist at the ...

Berry’s Skipper is a rare butterfly species found in wet areas from North Carolina to Florida. Its population has declined by almost 80% since 2000. Photo credit: Jeff Glassberg A sweeping new study ...