The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby. A pheromone is released from ...

The male butterfly possesses distinguishing black dots along the veins of its wings and is slightly bigger than females. The ...

The monarch butterfly is perhaps the most recognizable ... plants and agriculture because they physically move pollen from male parts to female parts of plants. Both the bugs and the plants ...

The official state insect of Texas is in trouble. The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline. Volunteers ...

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U.S. officials moved Tuesday to protect the monarch, an iconic orange-and-black butterfly famous for its marathon migration across North America, under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish ...

By Catrin Einhorn Federal wildlife officials proposed on Tuesday that monarch butterflies receive ... backfire by dissuading people from creating butterfly habitat on their property, because ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly to the threatened species list by the end of next year following an extensive public comment period. “The iconic monarch butterfly ...

After rapid population decline in recent decades, the monarch butterfly could soon have federal protections under the Endangered Species Act. With its orange and black markings, the monarch is ...