Hundreds of Monarch butterflies are lingering on Cat Island instead of continuing their migration to Mexico, prompting a ...

Longtime residents love to regale Natalie Johnston about the days when they had to sweep piles of western monarch butterflies off their front porches. They tell tales of teeming kaleidoscopes of ...

A Conneaut Valley kindergarten class observed the life cycle of monarch caterpillars with help from a local enthusiast. Monarch caterpillars exclusively eat milkweed and go through five molting stages ...

Butterflies are beloved. Some folks consider these beautiful pollinators messengers from heaven, although, more realistically, they are a sensitive indicator species that reveals the health of their ...

The first large group of monarch butterflies in 2025 has landed in Oklahoma, an important stop along the so-called "central flyway" that funnels millions of migrating butterflies through the state ...

Q: I spotted some monarch caterpillars yesterday on my common milkweed (see reader's photos). Seems late for them so I hope they will survive. A: Monarchs start migrating south from September through ...

A 12-year-old girl is helping monarch butterflies by raising them and planting a specialized garden. Monarch butterflies were listed as threatened in 2024 due to habitat loss and pesticide use.

When 12-year-old Kaylee Timm released her pointer finger and thumb, the newly tagged monarch caught a breeze and fluttered directly south. Timm’s smile widened, revealing braces adorned with orange, ...

Retired schoolteacher Tachi Dellinger pointed inside a mesh box, where three green chrysalises hung. “This one is starting to change color,” Dellinger said. “It will turn jet black ... when it's ready ...