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

I asked my daughter if she knew how butterflies taste. She gave me a surprised look and responded with, “I’ve never had one.” ...

A rare butterfly species — the zebra swallowtail — has been spotted in Toronto's High Park for the first time in over a ...

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 ...

Conservationists have called for “landscape-wide” action to protect butterflies, as new official figures indicate declines of ...

Plant it and they will come. Believe it or not, it really is that simple when it comes to butterfly host plants. Scatter dill seeds among your lovely pink cosmos, and soon you’ll see swallowtails.

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

I’d guess that more than 95 per cent of the butterflies in my Girton, Cambridge, garden are wretched cabbage whites. And yes, they love a succession of tasty summer flowers — lavender, then verbena ...

Butterflies which require specific habitats to thrive are faring worse, with some species seeing declines of more than 80%.

Clipper Distributing partners with Butterfly Network to increase access to high-quality, portable point-of-care diagnostic ...