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

Guests can explore the world of butterflies and moths while getting an up-close look at the insects at the ...

The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult.

Then, around the summer solstice, they emerge. From the black cocoons, yellow and black striped butterflies spread their wings in flight from southern Ontario, Canada, to Pennsylvania. Researchers ...

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