This means that for every five butterflies you might have seen in your garden two decades ago, there are now only four. The ...

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

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 ...

The monarch was placed on a waitlist until last December, when the agency formally proposed the butterfly's Endangered ...

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 ...

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

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

Seven butterfly species found in Maine are experiencing some of the fastest population declines in the U.S. These species, with fanciful names like Dreamy Duskywing and Coral Hairstreak ...