The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was recorded around 80 years ago, new research has confirmed. The insect, the Xerces blue butterfly, died out in the mid-20th ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Four women set out in the west Eugene wetlands to chase the ephemeral flashes and flutters of July-awakened butterflies. They sought the Eastern tailed-blue, the ochre ringlet and — ...

The 93-year-old Xerces blue butterfly specimen used in the study. Photo: Field Museum Scientists say they’ve confirmed a decades-old suspicion about the loss of the Xerces blue butterfly in the U.S by ...

For years, workers at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield have kept track of the questions asked most frequently by guests. Queries such as “Where do butterflies come from?” and “What ...

On December 13, a rocket rose from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China carrying an unusual passenger: a ...

Climate change is an important contributor to insect declines around the world, according to a new study published in the scientific journal PNAS that examined continuous long-term monitoring of ...

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Please join the Hanson Park Conservancy as we welcome back Rick Mikula, "The Butterfly Guy," as he presents his program, "Fun With Bugs (Even in the Snow!)" on Saturday, February 11 at 10:00 AM at the ...

From within rocks, a few dozen fossils nearly too small to see with the naked eye can tell an important history of the evolution of moths and butterflies. About 200 million years ago, an ancient ...