We love to look at butterflies because of their beauty and colors, but you can also enjoy a close look at the lives of butterflies. They contribute to the health of our planet. While feeding on nectar ...

The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby. A pheromone is released from tiny ...

Learn which host plants, cover and native flowers to grow so caterpillars, chrysalises and adult butterflies thrive in your ...

A wildlife volunteer at a Kansas zoo was able to save a fragile Monarch butterfly by performing a wing transplant. Katie VanBlaricum, 36, working at her local zoo, noticed that the pretty insect had a ...

The world’s largest butterfly tree of life is helping researchers determine where the winged insects originated when they first appeared on Earth about 100 million years ago.Video above: Monarch ...

Want to encourage more butterflies in your backyard or garden? Consider planting in concert with the lifecycle of butterflies in your region! Avid butterfly gardeners typically know their way around a ...

Director Louie Schwartzberg shot this Monarch butterfly up-close in %27Wings of Life%27 The film looks at the relationship between flowers and critical pollinators The Disneynature film arrives ...

A new exhibit at Butterfly Pavilion offers insight into the evolution of its invertebrate residents, as well as humans and other vertebrates. For millions of years, Earth was home to single-celled ...