A few summers ago, I was walking my dog in a pasture near my house when a butterfly landed on my bare leg. It was a ...

A Washington State University Vancouver conservation biologist has spent decades studying butterflies and recently coauthored a report that provides a guide to recovering butterfly populations across ...

What Does an American Lady Butterfly Look Like? The American lady butterfly has wings that show a mixed pattern of mostly orange from above, including a small white spot within the orange. Forewings ...

As butterfly populations decline, Ashland photographer David Myers encourages everyday nature lovers to document species.

Creating a haven for monarch butterflies in your backyard is more than just a joy for the eyes—it’s a crucial way to support ...

We’ve endangered these creatures, as we humans often do, and some scientists want monarchs on the official endangered list.

The flash of a red admiral’s tangerine wings, the shadow of a black swallow tail, or the beautiful bright orange hue of monarch butterflies: Each year, a network of volunteers fan out across Colorado ...

The annual butterfly count in Olmsted County last weekend showed numbers are down in this area, as is the case across much of North America, but more than two dozen species were spotted.

Unlike most butterflies, Baltimore checkerspots overwinter as caterpillars. They have antifreeze chemicals that enable them ...

Bills in both chambers of the Wisconsin state Legislature aim to make the monarch the official state butterfly. The push to make the monarch the official state butterfly has been ...

In Utah, where the Mormon population doesn’t drink coffee or alcohol, soda shops have a unique place in the culture. In 2010, one called Swig opened, serving drinks it soon named “dirty sodas”: sodas ...

Flowering shrubs are the secret weapon here. They show up reliably, deliver stunning displays, and keep working year after ...