Watching butterflies flit around the yard is one of life’s simple pleasures. Butterflies are not only calming to watch, but they play an important role in the health of backyard plants. Most plants ...

Some butterflies embark on a long journey to escape winter’s cold if they can’t survive it. Monarchs ( Danaus plexippus) are ...

Every butterfly gardener delights when showy swallowtail butterflies make an appearance. These butterflies are some of the largest in the garden, and their colorful wings and soaring flight patterns ...

Butterflies and flowers have a done deal, a mutually beneficial partnership that works like this: Butterflies need food, and flowers need help with pollination. So, the flowers bribe the insects with ...

For many, their latest expedition in Baja Sur marks a return, more than a decade after their investigation began.

It’s been a strange summer for nature, with a bumper crop of fireflies flashing everywhere but a paucity of butterflies. I just haven’t seen that many of the latter, and it weirds me out. Oh, I’ve ...

Butterflies are everyone's favorite pollinators. Attracting them to the garden is easy: Grow flowers, and they will come. To a butterfly, your garden is not just a pretty place; it's a habitat, and ...

Butterflies are colorful, delicate, and graceful creatures that bring beauty to the world. They are also exciting to watch as they grow from one stage of their life to the next, including the stages ...