Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across North America ... the host plant ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

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

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

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 ...

Monarch caterpillars have distinctive white, yellow and black bands. One set of long, black filaments at either end are also a telling field mark. Quiz: How many types of caterpillars can you ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

The bright orange and black-marked monarch migrates through Oklahoma ... Geest recommended buying milkweed for caterpillars and nectar plants for adult monarchs. Geest said people who live in ...

Overwintering populations of monarch butterflies in California have reached a near all-time low since records began, conservationists announced on Thursday. The ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across ... the host plant for the insect's caterpillars. The plant has been disappearing before a combination ...