A rare tiny butterfly found only in a remote stretch of Northern Nevada will soon gain federal protections under the ...

We’ll begin with one of the most familiar, and most-loved, butterflies in North America, the Monarch. Their orange-on-black pattern is offset by a black border with small white spots, reminiscent of ...

Here are the key ways to identify a monarch butterfly and three similar species: Look for light orange wings with thick black veins and small white dots along edges of the wings to tell if you ...

Federal officials have proposed giving a rare Nevada butterfly endangered species status.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly (Atlantea tulita) is a small, dark-brown butterfly with black and deep-orange markings. The butterfly uses the prickly bush (Oplonia spinosa) as a host plant for ...