Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity ...

A butterfly once pronounced extinct in the UK has been seen in record numbers this year, according to experts. The large blue butterfly was pronounced extinct in Britain in 1979 then later ...

Rare large blue butterflies just experienced their most substantial reintroduction into the wild. About 750 of the globally endangered butterflies successfully hatched from larvae and flapped around ...

We expect butterflies to be both beautiful and symmetrical; however, some are not. Gynandromorphism is estimated to occur in about one in 10,000 butterflies. As you can see in this Instagram post, ...

As monarch butterflies progress on their long autumnal migration to Mexico they’re easier to spot around here. Still, experts say, there aren’t as many of the colorful insects passing through these ...

In 1906, naturalist Albert Stewart Meek discovered a butterfly so large that it defied belief. Living high in the canopies of ...

Monarch butterflies are back on the Central Coast.Video Player: Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangeredThousands of Monarch butterflies were counted in the first count at the Monarch ...

A perfect combination for butterfly watching is a purple-flowered butterfly bush with colorful swallowtail butterflies. This gardener spent many hours on our porch on warm sunny days watching them ...