A new study compiling butterfly surveys across the country found a 22% overall decline, while seven species found in Maine ...

Linnaeus described 305 taxa under the name Papilio. Of these, 241 refer to currently valid butterfly species names and two to subspecies. This site has been developed as an adjunct to a paper ...

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late ...

Among the plethora of butterfly species adorning our planet, some stand out for their exceptional beauty. Here, we delve into ...

Scientists estimate there needs to be a minimum of 15 acres of butterflies for the species to be out of the danger zone of migratory collapse ... could disappear unless people take rapid action to ...

Check out the butterflies in your area If you live in New York, N.Y., 128 species included in the study may be found in your part of the country. “The loss that we’re seeing over such a short ...

Taken together, the researchers suggest, the data strongly supports the hybrid as a unique species. They have therefore given the butterfly its own name: Papilio solstitius, a nod to its midsummer ...

Two-thirds of studied species declined by more than 10%, the study said. Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the ...

U.S. officials moved Tuesday to protect the monarch, an iconic orange-and-black butterfly famous for its marathon migration across North America, under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish ...