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 ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging wildlife enthusiasts to help Monarch butterflies on their yearly flight south to warmer climates. In New York, ...

Every fall, an incredible migration occurs through the state of Indiana, where millions of tiny monarch butterflies fly on their way to overwintering grounds in Mexico, only to return in the spring to ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. – From a distance, trees draped in monarch butterflies would glow orange and flutter in the sunlight. In the 1980s, overwintering sites along the California coast would attract ...

A monarch butterfly was fluttering inside a large net while Larry Hoffman tried to gently grab hold of its wings. Hoffman, 77, grabbed the butterfly’s body, turned it over in his hands and placed a ...