It takes more than flower nectar to attract butterflies to your garden. Learn the truth about common butterfly host plant ...

A Birds & Blooms feature dispels common misconceptions about butterfly gardening, emphasizing that nectar flowers alone cannot sustain populations without the right host plants. Many species rely on ...

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Linda Auld is widely known as the "NOLA Bug Lady," as she has raised 147 species of butterflies and moths — photographing and studying the life cycles of these insects. For more than 30 years, she has ...

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 ...

Berry’s Skipper is a rare butterfly species found in wet areas from North Carolina to Florida. Its population has declined by almost 80% since 2000. Photo credit: Jeff Glassberg A sweeping new study ...

Spring is finally here, and if you’ve got kids, you’re probably already thinking about ways to keep them busy that don’t involve another screen. Between warmer weather and everything starting to bloom ...

The Merritt Island Wildlife Association and Brevard Discovery Garden will co-host "Butterfly Appreciation Day" on Wednesday, September 3rd, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will include presentations ...

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 ...