Nine monarch caterpillars that emerged late in the season would have faced certain death had an Evergreen Park man not ...

The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and ...

RICHMOND — A red admiral stopped by the other day appearing, not from a Russian ship, but from a pupa. It was moving its wings slowly up and down, perhaps a newborn needing to dry them. It was ...

Marvelous Monarchs: The butterflies are free - all you need is patience and milkweed George Carlin once observed that "the caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity." Not ...

Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in the winter. The shift could be key to the survival of the iconic insect, ...