"Cost-effective and space-efficient." Researchers make unexpected discovery about commonly overlooked strips of land: 'The ...

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.” ...

Moths are an important part of the food web and serve as pollinators. Creating moth-friendly habitats involves planting pale-colored, native plants and providing shelter. Resources like the Xerces ...

In 2021, a record 1,100 manatees died statewide, driven largely by seagrass loss. The following year a nonprofit group sued ...

The sultry interiors of the Caribbean islands are a veritable haven for tropical wildlife. From giant butterflies in Jamaica ...

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

Monarch butterflies will be migrating into the region this autumn and there are some flower species you can plant to prepare ...

There's some strange pairings out there in the wilderness. Discover some of nature's oddest couples and how they work ...

As their name suggests, many milkweed species produce a milky-white substance that can be seen if their stem is broken.

A pollinator admired for its beauty and migratory endurance, monarch butterflies are being proposed for addition as an ...

“Here at Fields Pond, we’ve identified 66 species of butterflies over the years, which is one of the reasons that we do this ...