A surprising number of our precocious young naturalists get to know their birds, reptiles and amphibians at an early age, some becoming real prodigies in the field. Seldom, however, do you find a ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

Blue Morpho butterflies return to the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly house to kick off the spring break season. Celebrating the ...

Every year, millions of Methuselah or super generation monarchs overwinter in the oyamel fir forests of Central Mexico after a 3,000-mile journey from Canada. Then in spring, they start the whole ...

Learn facts about the monarch butterfly, including how how to tell male and female monarchs apart and if monarchs are ...

We expect butterflies to be both beautiful and symmetrical; however, some are not. Gynandromorphism is estimated to occur in ...

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 ...

Delias sambawana, a butterfly that hails from Indonesia, at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace and phylogeny by Hillis, Zwickl, and Gutell When Akito Kawahara ...

On a piercingly sunny morning in mid-June, there was a dizzying amount of activity in the front garden of a home in San Diego’s College Area, owned by a woman named Sara. But you had to look closely ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – They're beautiful and intriguing, but perhaps many don't know a lot about butterflies. CBS News Chicago's Mugo Odigwe spent some time at The Butterfly House at Navy Pier to get an up ...

Shortly after my dad died, I started encountering the most beautiful monarch butterfly — which was odd because my dad died in February, so butterflies were out of season. I spotted it everywhere, and ...