Researchers estimate they uncovered up to 20% more butterfly species than there were before their project started. They hope to uncover more in the future. Identifying specific types of ...

This species has many other names. Aside from monarch, the most common name is milkweed butterfly due to their dependence on the plant. Other names include tiger butterfly, common tiger, or wanderer.

In Amazonia, a new species of butterfly was discovered whose name honors the decades-long work of someone who has provided invaluable support to researchers. Caeruleuptychia harrisi was named in ...

Some species have multiple common names — for example, orca and killer whale refers to the same species.) The scientists who discover a new species or genus are normally given the responsibility ...

Seven butterfly species found in Maine are experiencing some of the fastest population declines in the U.S. These species, with fanciful names like Dreamy Duskywing and Coral Hairstreak, saw their ...

Seven butterfly species found in Maine are experiencing some of the fastest population declines in the U.S. These species, with fanciful names like Dreamy Duskywing and Coral Hairstreak, saw their ...

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late father, a renowned butterfly expert. The discovery took her on a journey ...

Zhengyang Wang at Harvard University and his colleagues monitored sales of dead butterflies on eBay for one year starting in September 2020 by automating the search of 150,000 butterfly names ...

Monarch butterfly would join 'threatened' species list under government proposal NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with NPR science correspondent Jonathan Lambert about the decision, as well as other ...

U.S. officials moved Tuesday to protect the monarch, an iconic orange-and-black butterfly famous for its marathon migration across North America, under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish ...