Monarch butterfly on a person's finger - Matt Champlin/Getty Images Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have long captivated humans due to their fascinating life cycles and physical characteristics ...

One of the unique parts of monarch butterfly life cycles is in fall adults travel thousands of miles, just like many birds, ...

Monarch butterflies have entered Oklahoma on their fall migration, with experts urging residents to plant wildflowers and report sightings.

Want to help a vulnerable insect species? You can. It’s as simple as planting a specific plant in a patio pot or a backyard garden. For those interested, you can learn how to create a monarch ...

It's the season for outdoor hobbies, and as gardeners prepare their grounds for the seasonal harvest, they should remember to grow plants, like milkweed, to support monarch butterflies. Milkweed is ...

Observers in Oklahoma have spotted small groups of monarch butterflies roosting on their way south. Millions of monarchs make the journey each year.

In 2020, around Thanksgiving, a total of fewer than 2,000 monarch butterflies were counted at around 250 overwintering sites where they have traditionally been counted in the state of California. A ...

Baton Rouge, LA (KPLC) - The monarch butterfly has been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on its Red List of Threatened Species. Habitat loss from ...

Arkansas is a great place to spot monarch butterflies as it falls directly in their migration path! While monarch butterflies travel through Arkansas in both the spring (late March to April) and the ...