butterfly

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer Lucas Foglia documents the journey.

In this edition of Stateside, a conversation about the Lyoya family’s life, three years after Patrick’s death. Then, a cooking lesson from Chef Abra Berens. Finally, we discuss a study that found a 20% decline in butterfly populations.

A recent study compiling data from universities and butterfly groups across the continental U.S. finds that almost 1 in 5 butterflies have disappeared from 2000 to 2020.

Michigan is one of two states that does not have an official insect. House Bill 4159 would change that, designating the black swallowtail as Michigan's state butterfly.

What do you know about moths, besides that they’re attracted to your porch lights? It turns out researchers still have a lot to learn about the many…

A lot of people spent the Fourth of July weekend grilling out or swimming at the beach. But CaleNordmeyer spent his time trudging through the muck and…

This week, two environmental groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Food Safety, put the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on…

Monarch butterflies need milkweed to survive, but some plants you buy for your garden could be toxic to them.There’s been a big drop in the monarch…

Monarch butterflies are not around in the numbers they used to be — not by a long shot. By some estimates, monarch populations have dropped by 90% over…

Monarch butterflies are declining.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering whether to add the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the…