Butterfly milkweed has lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in many zones and was named the 2017 ...

Millions of black and orange wings will flutter across the U.S. this spring, as the monarch butterflies make their annual ...

The film "Monarch Butterfly Story" explores the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly, detailing its stages from egg to caterpillar, to pupa, and finally to butterfly. It highlights the butterfly's ...

Just as monarchs famously prefer milkweed for food and egg-laying, swallowtail butterflies also have a preferred food as ...

“You can really make a difference to the local population. Any individual flower you put out it likely to get visited,” said Nick Dorian, a post-doctoral researcher at the Chicago Botanic Garden who ...

The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds. Scientists blame insecticides, ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, ...

New research shows butterfly populations have fallen dramatically over the past two decades, but there’s a lot you can do to help these fluttering flower-lovers, even if all you’ve got is a ...

Apparently, the Eastern Monarch Butterfly population has doubled in size this year. Based on previous studies, Monarch ...