“The most iconic place to see monarchs here in Santa Barbara County is the Goleta Butterfly Grove in Elwood Mesa,” Cusser said. “On a good year, you can see hundreds, even thousands, of these ...

Butterflies are traveling across the Atlantic from West Africa. It's one of the longest insect journeys ever recorded. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: These are painted lady butterflies. Gerard Talavera came ...

Most of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid — a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to form a tough chrysalis and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. But how exactly do chrysalises stay ...

One of the most recognizable and widely dispersed insects in North America may soon be headed for protections under the Endangered Species Act. In early December, federal wildlife officials will ...

These brilliant orange pollinators are making their way north and already have been spotted in the Midwest. After wintering over in Mexico, monarch butterflies are migrating to their northern breeding ...

Painted lady butterflies are flying more than 2,600 miles over the Atlantic Ocean without stopping, one of the longest recorded journeys ever taken by a flying insect. These are painted lady ...