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

Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up call." Researchers compiled data on more than five hundred butterfly ...

While butterflies are the most extensively monitored insect group in the U.S., most past studies have been limited by geography or focused on specific species, a news release on the study said.

The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory is filled with 50 to 60 species of colorful winged creatures that seemingly float through the air in an enclosed, glass-domed aviary. Plant enthusiasts ...

Butterflies are the most surveyed insect group. But, until now, studies have focused on individual species, such as the climate change-threatened monarchs. Butterflies are also threatened by ...

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 ...

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 ...