The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby. A pheromone is released from ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

By rearing the subspecies Dira clytus clytus in controlled conditions, the researchers documented the butterfly's complete life cycle, from egg to adult. Two distinct pupation and adult emergence ...

“The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America ... where the butterfly has a complex life cycle and migratory pattern that scientists still don’t fully understand.

Evie Kinkead, a junior at Aptos High School, pitched this story about a project she spearheaded to help monarch butterfly ...

Among the thousand and thousands of monarch butterflies heading south to Mexico this fall are a couple hundred born, raised, and released at Bluff Creek Elementary School in Chanhassen. And when ...

Historically low numbers of western monarch butterflies visited the Central ... of thousands or more during their "overwintering" life cycle. “In December of 2024 the National Fish and Wildlife ...