Butterflies have long captured our attention due to their amazing color diversity. But why are they so colorful? A new publication led by researchers from Sweden and Germany suggests that female ...

Monarch butterflies travel hundreds and even thousands of miles in their migration to Mexico. Volunteer efforts to tag the butterflies have helped scientists learn more about their journey. With a ...

Texas, and specifically its milkweed plants, which the butterflies feed on, are where the first post-winter generation is born, and temperature and moisture conditions, even the abundance of fire ants ...

For nearly two decades, Grapevine’s Butterfly Flutterby and its release of hundreds of butterflies has celebrated the annual march of the monarchs in the fall as they migrate south to Mexico. The ...

Every spring, butterflies migrate to New England from their winter homes in Mexico and points south. This spring and summer, the Springfield Science Museum will be the gathering point for more ...

SHOKAN, N.Y. — “You’re leaving the world behind and entering a different world. The magical world of The Butterfly Lady.” That was the greeting from Maraleen Manos-Jones at her home in Shokan on a ...

The human eye is powerfully attracted to bright colors. When you look at a yard, the first thing you will be the colorful flowerbeds. Our eyes are also drawn to motion. When everything else is still, ...

Does it seem far fewer colorful butterflies are flitting overhead or alighting on your yard’s flowers this summer? You are not alone, and you are not mistaken. Butterfly counts by the North American ...

Monarch butterflies have begun their annual transcontinental journey north from their wintering grounds in Mexico, and butterfly enthusiasts in the southern United States are keeping their eyes peeled ...