There’s only one host plant for a monarch butterfly—milkweed! Choose native varieties for your area such as common milkweed, butterfly weed, swamp milkweed and showy milkweed. Create a monarch haven ...

When a butterfly crosses your path, it’s only natural to take a pause to register such natural beauty and splendor. Like catching sight of a rainbow, seeing a butterfly feels like a special and ...

Like living fairies, butterflies flutter across flowery meadows on beautiful wings. But put aside your fairy fantasies for a moment and consider that some butterflies drink tears, eat poop, wear false ...

The once-common orange-and-black butterflies have declined by 90% in recent decades, with the latest count showing the second smallest population on record, according to the Center for Biological ...

Butterflies are common throughout the world; however, there is more to them than meets the eye. From optical illusions in their wings to generation-spanning migrations and caterpillars committing ...