In terms of pollination, butterflies tend to prefer taking care of herbs and vegetables, leaving fruit to their distant apian relatives. Examples of plants different types of butterflies pollinate ...

The term pollinator refers to an animal that assist plants through the pollination process. They do this by moving pollen from one part of the flower of a plant to another part. This pollen then ...

This pollen then fertilizes the plant. Indiana is home to 430 different species of bees, 144 different species of butterflies, more than 2,000 different species of moths, and many different species of ...

Migratory monarch butterflies — the much-loved orange-and-black insects known for their impressive annual journey that takes them thousands of miles across North America — are now considered ...

The iconic monarch butterfly has been added to the Red List of endangered species, but hasn’t received protection in the US yet. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The conservatory hosts around 200 species of butterflies every year — nearly the same number as exist in the rest of Colorado. Herschcovich pointed out the different species.

Glasswing butterflies may all look alike, but behind their transparent wings hides an evolutionary story full of intrigue. Researchers discovered that while these butterflies appear nearly ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the inclusion of the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under section 4 (d) of the Endangered Species Act.

Monarch butterflies love milkweed, but their habitats are threatened. Want to help? You can get free native milkweed seeds this spring. Here's how.

The colder spring in the upper Midwest negatively impacted population numbers and the butterfly was classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on July 21.