Q: A few of these brownish, bulls-eyed butterflies have appeared on my late-flowering perennials this year but I don’t remember seeing them earlier in the summer. What plants can I grow for their ...

The cabbage butterfly, voracious as a caterpillar, is every gardener's menace. Turns out, these lovely white or sulfur yellow butterflies started trying to take over the planet long ago. Biologists ...

The delicate charm of a butterfly, with its fabulous fluttering wings and jewel-toned hues, is a sight to behold. Even so, you may have, at some point in your life, wondered if these colorful ...

Photographer Rena Effendi’s father, a Soviet entomologist, collected 90,000 butterflies in his lifetime. But there was one species he couldn’t capture—Satyrus effendi. Effendi takes on the quest to ...

The annual Big Butterfly Count is underway – but numbers are extremely low. So where are all the butterflies? Early data from the annual Big Butterfly Count has revealed a dramatic drop in the number ...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — They are as spectacular as they are endangered, and a few more migrating monarch butterflies now carry a sure sign they’ve passed through central Pennsylvania. How far ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With heatwaves becoming more common across the US, butterflies are ...