RICHMOND — A red admiral stopped by the other day appearing, not from a Russian ship, but from a pupa. It was moving its wings slowly up and down, perhaps a newborn needing to dry them. It was ...

Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, began their annual fall migration around mid-August. These butterflies are the great-great-grandchildren of the monarchs that migrated to Mexico last fall. You ...

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Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in the winter. The shift could be key to the survival of the iconic insect, ...

One day, I found myself in a dream. I still can’t believe I spent several days surrounded by hundreds of thousands of these beautiful creatures in Mexico. This incredible butterfly is called the ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The KARE 11 caterpillar is one step closer to becoming a beautiful monarch butterfly. On Saturday KARE 11 meteorologists Laura Betker and Jeff Edmonson noticed Friday that the ...

Marvelous Monarchs: The butterflies are free - all you need is patience and milkweed George Carlin once observed that "the caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity." Not ...

Lisa Metros loves to talk about monarch butterflies. She said her neighbors, friends and many others are familiar with her butterflies. Neighbors report when they see the little fellows. The staff at ...

Not all scientists agree with the findings of a new study, which seem likely to fuel an ongoing debate about the threats the butterflies face. By Emily Anthes Every autumn, swarms of migrating ...