MONARCH This is a recent photo of the now-rare monarch butterfly, submitted with location by a local hiker to the citizen-scientist app, iNaturalist. The app crowdsources observations of wild nature ...

A monarch butterfly tagged in Northern Kentucky has completed a 1,600-mile migration to a sanctuary in Mexico, marking the ...

They’re a brilliant orange sight by the millions as the season changes and we’re not talking about the leaves. This week is all about monarch butterflies. * The story goes that the “monarch” part ...

Following the shorelines of the Great Lakes, monarch butterflies are gradually leaving Michigan as their instincts take them south. Millions of monarchs migrate from Mexico and the Gulf Coast each ...

Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies drift across Texas skies on their way from Canada to Mexico. It's one of the longest insect migrations on the planet, and for many monarchs, Texas is the ...

A monarch butterfly is ready to emerge from its chrysalis in the Kalispell garden of one of landscaper Kathy Ross' clients last August. (Photo by Kathy Ross) A monarch butterfly caterpillar, about two ...

It's been an unusually hot fall in Texas, and that may explain why the iconic southbound march of the monarch butterfly appears to be slowing to a crawl. Texas' weather this year may offer a clue.

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...