Spring Butterflies Are Back: How to Spot Monarchs, Painted Ladies, and Red Admirals

Spring is a beautiful season for many reasons, but perhaps the most magical part of this time is the abundance of butterfly ...
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Missoula Butterfly House collaboration on insect population gets national publication

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium joined a network of scientists contributing to nationwide research and publication on insect numbers and climate change. The Butterfly ...

Beloved Monarch Butterflies See Promising Population Uptick

The population of the iconic species is shrinking in the long term, but continued conservation efforts can help save it.

Meet Kent Stark professor Matthew Lehnert. He has a passion for insects

Matthew Lehnert, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University at Stark, shows off ...
NPR

Scientists want you to mail dead butterflies for research if you live in these states

Have you seen any dead butterflies lately? If so, the U.S. Geological Survey wants you to mail them their way, along with deceased moths and skippers. The agency is collecting specimens from six ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Monarch butterfly’s long reign as everyday Chicago summer treat could flutter away

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MLive

Mackinac Island has a tropical butterfly paradise that just earned national recognition

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - A vibrant tropical ecosystem, home to a diverse array of butterflies, insects and other friendly creatures including a hedgehog, awaits visitors on Michigan’s iconic Mackinac ...
Gizmodo

This Butterfly May Have Been the First Insect Driven Extinct by U.S. Urbanization

The beautiful Xerces blue butterfly was a distinct species, according to a new study. It hasn't been seen alive since 1943. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists say they’ve confirmed a decades-old ...
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Can an insect's camouflage be too good?

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Do butterflies pee? This weird insect fact is blowing people’s minds

Butterflies often appear so delicate and magical that it is hard to imagine them doing anything remotely ordinary, let alone something like going to the toilet. Yet one of the most common questions ...
Newsweek

Xerces Blue Butterfly Confirmed to Be First U.S. Insect to Go Extinct Due to Human Activity

The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was recorded around 80 years ago, new research has confirmed. The insect, the Xerces blue butterfly, died out in the mid-20th ...
CNN

This butterfly was the first to go extinct in the US because of humans

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