There's nothing quite like the wildlife that flocks to your garden during the warmer months of the year. Those melodic songbirds, the mischievous squirrels, and the creepy-crawly visitors that you may ...

The biggest number of zoo-raised Poweshiek skipperling butterflies thus far was released into the wild this summer.

Migratory monarch butterflies — the much-loved orange-and-black insects known for their impressive annual journey that takes them thousands of miles across North America — are now considered ...

If evolution was originally depicted as a tree, with different species branching off as new blooms, then new research shows how the branches may actually be more entangled. In "Hybrid speciation ...

By late summer, butterflies are often at their seasonal peak, making this a great time to enjoy their beauty and learn more ...

When fewer than ten Poweshiek skipperling butterflies remained across the entire United States, a desperate last-ditch effort ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

Adult monarch butterflies are large with bright orange wings, white spots and black veins and boarder. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending federal protections for the species as factors ...

The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 news ...

Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found. A region of their brain, known as the mushroom body due to its shape, ...

Kolkata: A familiar butterfly species across Bengal and much of the Indian subcontinent — the tawny coster — has emerged as a striking example of how butterfly ranges are changing in a warming world.