Milkweeds are essential for monarch butterflies because female monarch lay their eggs on milkweeds. Adult monarchs feed on wild cherry, lilac, Labrador tea, blazing star, red clover, dogbane ...

World’s greatest animal migrations, including Monarch butterfly migration and sea turtle hatchlings, are spectacular sights ...

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle exhibit lets visitors get up close and personal with winged wonders.

Unlike many butterflies that can overwinter as larvae ... Adult Monarchs require a diverse array of nectar rich plants; here a female Monarch feast on Asters, a favorite fall food source.

Female monarchs exclusively lay their eggs on milkweed, and, as mentioned above, it's the only thing caterpillars will eat. A ...

They found that female butterflies and moths that are active during the day, tended to have bigger antennae, than those ...

Springtime has arrived in Imperial Valley, a region renowned for its agriculture, and with it comes the vibrant bloom of ...

Did you know that caterpillars come from butterfly eggs? See pictures of butterflies laying eggs on their host plants.

At the Atlanta Science Festival in March, Dr. Jaap de Roode discussed his book, "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes & Other ...

In the US, a bridge across a major 10-lane high speed freeway is being built at a cost of more than US$100 million so that ...

The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and evolution of butterflies and moths. New research reveals how the daily ...