Monarch butterflies depend on the milkweed plant as the only food source for its larvae, but the monarchs benefit from the ...

Butterflies particularly like short, tubular flowers and daisy-shaped flowers—but are attracted to any blooms with bright ...

Urban monarchs formed isolated populations with limited impact on migratory butterflies, suggesting city habitats can support ...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have ...

To survive a drop in temperatures over winter, monarch butterflies go into diapause – often called overwintering or ...

As I take my daily walk I stop to observe what caterpillars are munching away on my plants and try to identify the ...

Bob Erlich, an Evergreen Park resident, has devoted his retirement years to promoting and caring for butterflies — and ...

By late May each year, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) return to the Berkshires from their winter home in the oyamel fir forests in the Sierra Madre Mountains of central Mexico, ...

New Zealand butterfly experts say a “concerningly low” number of monarchs are being spotted this winter, with the public ...