Linnaeus described 305 taxa under the name Papilio. Of these, 241 refer to currently valid butterfly species names and two to subspecies. This site has been developed as an adjunct to a paper ...

Scientists estimate there needs to be a minimum of 15 acres of butterflies for the species to be out of the danger zone of ... Monarchs’ scientific name, Danaus plexippus, is Greek for “sleepy ...

Milkweed, the common name of the genus Asclepias ... If you are looking to attract the endangered monarch butterfly, only 30 milkweed species are used by them regularly. Other species of this ...

No challenge is too much for these butterflies and moths ... and they get their name from their quick flight patterns. There are nearly 4,000 different species of skipper, found everywhere in the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly to the threatened species list by the end of next year following an extensive public comment period. “The iconic monarch butterfly ...

Scientists estimate there needs to be a minimum of 15 acres of butterflies for the species to be out of the danger zone of ... Monarchs’ scientific name, Danaus plexippus, is Greek for “sleepy ...