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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The “king” of the Lepidoptera family, the monarch butterfly, is passing through the Lehigh Valley on the 3,000-year migration ...

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 ...

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

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 ...