With its vivid orange wings, black outline and white dots, the monarch butterfly is one of the most easily identifiable butterflies on the planet. Their ability to fly thousands of miles across North ...

Monarch butterflies are one of the most recognizable species of butterflies in North America. They are widely known for their incredible migratory pattern. They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or ...

The article on monarch butterfly, which appeared June 14 in the “Your Home” section of the Coloradoan, written by the staff of Gulley Greenhouse, contains a number of errors. To begin with, the photo ...

This article was published this week by Extension Educator Chris Enroth, and I thought it would be a perfect time to share right after last week’s article on monarch butterflies. Chris says: Have you ...

I recently had the opportunity to get a sneak preview of Flight of the Butterflies, which opens at the The American Museum of Natural History in New York City on Saturday, Jan 5. This movie taught me ...

Monarchs gather into groups called a bivouac at night. Michael Pecha has created a native grass garden full of flowers and fauna. See how much you know about monarch butterflies in this Q&A from the ...

MADISON, Wis. — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking ...

Monarchs are the state insect of Illinois. -- They have bright orange-red wings with black veins and white spots along the edges. -- Monarchs are among 150 species of butterflies found in Illinois. -- ...

After two consecutive years of increases, the population of Western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast dropped by 30% in late 2023, according to numbers released on Tuesday, Jan.

Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign came to an end after her death on Thursday, Sept. 8. The British monarch died at her summer estate Balmoral Castle, which is located Aberdeenshire, Scotland.