A brightly colored Mediterranean butterfly had long been confused with a common species. Genetic analyses have revealed its ...

The monarch is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do. Unlike other butterflies that can overwinter as larvae, pupae, or even as adults in some species, monarchs cannot ...

A silvery blue butterfly, the closest relative to the extinct Xerces blue butterfly, is seen under netting after its release in the Presidio's restored dune habitat in San Francisco, Thursday ...

Calls for ‘landscape-wide’ action to protect butterflies amid falling numbers - New official figures for all species of UK ...

Monarch butterflies are completely reliant on milkweed plants to reproduce, and planting milkweed can support the pollinators ...

Butterfly sightings are up 83% this year, but that follows a steep decline as the habitats that are vital for Ireland’s ...

This summer's drought and record-breaking heat could affect the fall migration of the endangered monarch butterfly, according ...

The first UK visitor was a female butterfly and was spotted at Landguard Nature Reserve on 2 August by volunteer Will Brame, ...

A rare butterfly species — the zebra swallowtail — has been spotted in Toronto's High Park for the first time in over a century. The rare butterfly was spotted by Crystal Byrne, a butterfly enthusiast ...

The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to declare the Quino checkerspot butterfly a candidate ...

Horwood House Hotel in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, has opened a resort for butterflies to support eight native species ...