National Butterfly & Hummingbird Day celebrates two groups of small beautiful creatures every year on Oct. 3. Kansas is home ...

The monarch butterfly, an unmistakable sign of spring, is now considered an endangered species at risk of extinction. The International Union for Conservation added the monarch butterfly to its Red ...

Europe 's wild bees and butterflies are facing an escalating extinction crisis, a new conservation assessment has warned, ...

The once-common orange-and-black butterflies have declined by 90% in recent decades, with the latest count showing the second smallest population on record, according to the Center for Biological ...

In early fall, the butterflies assemble by the dozens or hundreds on the South Shore before a journey of several weeks to ...

Many butterflies develop wing patterns that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators. While growing complex ...

Dozens of new species are at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which has ...

The Fender's blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 news ...

The tiny Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest ...

At least 172 out of 1,928 assessed species of wild bees face extinction in Europe compared to 77 in 2014, the IUCN has said.

Some butterfly species failed to thrive in the UK's hot summer after historical low numbers in 2024, a charity has said. The small white, large white and Jersey tiger moth were seen in record numbers ...