Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

Monarch season starts in earnest in the United States during the month of March, even though the whole migration doesn’t necessarily appear all at once. However, butterflies arriving from Mexico find ...

Monarch butterfly numbers are flying higher, but they still have many miles to go. According to a pair of 2025-2026 reports from the World Wildlife Fund and partners, the population of eastern monarch ...

Butterflies bring life and color to any garden, acting as pollinators while also enhancing the visual appeal of your outdoor ...

A study compiled data from more than 76,000 butterfly surveys across the continental U.S. The declines seen in the last 20 years alarmed researchers.

Welcome to spring. The greening of the landscape is already well underway, and the rapid leafing out is triggering another great phenomenon: the “great munching.” ...

Mexico's monarch butterfly population jumped 64% in 2026, offering hope even as experts warn the species remains at risk of ...

Monarch butterflies west of the Rocky Mountains overwinter mostly on the central coast of California. The western migratory population is down more than 95% since the 1980s and numbered less than ...

An annual count of monarch butterflies conducted by the United States and Mexico as the insects migrate back and forth over ...

The great Mormon butterfly is one in every 10,000 butterflies who is half male and half female. Scientists explained this ...

If you want to attract beautiful native swallowtail butterflies to your yard, planting shrubs with a long, abundant flowering season is one of the best ways.