A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge ...

Hopefully, it’s a problem that butterfly researchers won’t have to face for too much longer. A new museum research project, known as AMISTAD, is combining ancient DNA, modern computing technology and ...

An international collaboration to track individual monarchs kicked off this fall, including James Madison University.

Last season, 60 Minutes witnessed the migration of monarch butterflies. Scientists are now using tiny, solar-powered radio ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — More than 60 butterfly and moth species from around the world will fly within the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory for its new exhibit. On Wednesday, the 'Fred & Dorothy Fichter ...

Van der Heide got her start at Cal Poly, tagging monarchs by numbering their wings in Sharpie and trying to find them later ...

Everyone loves butterflies. The sun-loving insects are often festively colored and easily seen as they visit flowers. About 140 butterfly species have been found in Ohio, which may seem like a lot.

At first glance, the wings of this moth may seem unimpressive, but a closer look reveals an impressive mimic, from the perfect leaf shape and tiny veins right down to the broken edges. The orange ...

While Bronson always hopes for more butterflies, she expects this season's count to be low like last year, when the Pismo Beach Butterfly Grove hosted only 556 butterflies at the peak of the season, ...

One of nicest experiences for gardeners is the observation of butterflies and moths in the garden. Years of natural gardening reward us with a wonderful array of plants that attract them until frost.

A prairie butterfly shifts color, behavior, and eye biology across seasons. Sunlight and air guide how it moves and senses ...

At the live butterfly exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History now in its 13th year visitors can get face-to-face with the 500 fluttering tropical butterflies living inside. The Jagged ...