The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar ...

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts. Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to ...

"This study is the first to implement a technique to extract semen from the male ... the monarch butterfly. ARS researchers ...

Dramatic recent declines in the size of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) roosts during fall migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (43) DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

A new University of Georgia study focuses on the southern fall migration of monarch butterflies and how well-meaning people ...

About 150 species of butterflies have been documented in ... A freshly emerged male monarch flutters around at Blendon Woods Metro Park. Cut to this year and a bleak forecast for wintering monarchs.

The area is not preparing for Halloween decorations but rather referring to the monarch butterfly migration. This happens twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, when butterflies travel from ...

But that’s not their only job. As they count hawks, they also count migrating monarch butterflies. The Hawkwatch is one of the many groups in Vermont and the U.S. that have been keeping record ...

Butterfly Pavilion staff said that the migratory monarch’s numbers have declined almost 80% in the past couple of decades.

About 150 species of butterflies have been documented in Ohio, but none are better known and more beloved than the iconic monarch. The large orange and black butterflies are conspicuous ...