A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly populations declined 22%.

The Xerces blue butterfly went extinct along the San Francisco coast some 80 years ago. But scientists have identified a ...

The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to the Xerces species ...

Here is the list of most breathtaking and beautiful butterfly species in the world. The black swallowtail, also known as the eastern black swallowtail or American swallowtail, has black wings ...

A comprehensive study of U.S. butterfly populations shows dramatic declines in most species, but Pacific Northwest ecologists ...

Due to population decline and habitat loss, the Mount Charleston blue butterfly, Icaricia shasta charlestonensis, entered the endangered species list in 2013. However, efforts are ongoing to help ...

A new study compiling butterfly surveys across the country found a 22% overall decline, while seven species found in Maine ...

Despite captive-breeding and reintroduction efforts, this sun-loving coastal butterfly, once common throughout South Florida, is now one of the rarest insect species in North America. The Miami blue ...

The blue morpho is often one of the species featured in Sensational Butterflies, an exhibition of live insects in the Museum’s tropical butterfly house. Butterfly expert Luke Brown says the species is ...

In Southern Nevada, the Mount Charleston blue butterfly is another species that has similar federal protections. The new proposed protections are paramount for the longstanding fight to protect ...

The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to the Xerces species that went extinct and disappeared from the San Francisco coastline.