What you plant — and what you avoid — in the backyard can make a difference to your local butterfly population.

Monarch butterflies are migrating through Texas for Spring. Here's what you need to know about these fabulous flyers.

Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up ...

The Xerces blue butterfly went extinct along the San Francisco coast some 80 years ago. But scientists have identified a ...

Butterflies are bright, colourful and pretty – you can get butterfly colouring books, butterfly costumes, butterfly-themed jewellery and so much more. Moths are seen as pests, as ugly ...

Butterflies spend their time flying around searching for food and all it takes is a colorful display to attract them. “They have pretty good eyes for pursuing color. They fly high up and look ...

While butterflies might just seem like pretty insects that make children smile and add color and beauty to gardens, they're important for two reasons. The first is that butterflies are important ...