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 published on Linnaeus's butterflies, and makes images of ...

For example, the cotton industry in Texas relies on butterfly pollinators more than any other type of insect. Many butterfly species face such severe losses in their populations that interventions ...

A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly populations declined 22%.

During the spring and summer, butterflies will begin to either emerge from chrysalis or begin migrating. Here's when to see butterflies in Louisiana.

A research team has identified a new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly living in eastern parts of North America. In their study, published in the journal ZooKeys, Julian Dupuis, B.

Butterfly abundance in the continental United States has crashed some 22% in only 20 years across 554 species counted, an alarming new scientific study involving Michigan State University found.

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, fragile traveler.

March 18 (UPI) --The Trump administration is reopening public comment on a proposed rule that would list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The Fish and Wildlife ...