What sounded like leaves rustling in the wind was the flickering wings of thousands of monarch butterflies as they flitted ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

Say the word “butterfly” to any younger Generation Xer, millennial, or older Zoomer, and any number of songs may immediately ...

Monarch butterflies make one of the largest insect migrations in the world, flying around 2,500 miles from the US and Canada to Mexico. During their migration they provide an essential pollination ...

She travelled by flying, riding on a bus for two hours ... warm summer day in Mexico or here in our area be without seeing a monarch butterfly, fluttering by? That idyllic summer day could ...

Monarch butterflies -- including western monarchs, who winter in California and spend summers west of the Rockies -- were recently proposed for listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Monarch butterfly Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) make one of the most remarkable insect migrations, flying as far as 3,000 miles (4,800 km) annually. Millions migrate each fall from Canada ...