Pollinators like bees and butterflies play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and supporting the plants around you. As their habitats become fragmented, these important creatures need ...

The population of butterflies in the United States has declined significantly over the past two decades. Through its monitoring program, Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion is looking for volunteers to help ...

Butterflies are amazing animals. They fly here and there, are very elusive, and many people are intrigued and enchanted by them and love studying and sharing stories about them. I also enjoy watching ...

Biologists have attached tiny, solar transmitters to the monarch butterflies, allowing researchers and everyday visitors to ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. The sharp-eyed birds lift into flight the moment you open the door. The ...

Many butterflies from around the world migrate each year, but no butterfly can match the incredible monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, these orange and black butterflies travel up to 2,000 miles ...

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

I’ve been watching a flurry of butterflies visit my yard this year and have enjoyed seeing them gently rest on flower heads while they feed on the nectar. They devour the sticky treat that provides ...

A butterfly is a flying insect known for its brightly colored wings and distinctive flight patterns. Belonging to the order Lepidoptera, butterflies are characterized by their slender bodies, large ...