Butterflies, thousands of swooping, iridescent butterflies, are set to charm visitors at Butterfly Jungle, running from Saturday to April 15 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The butterflies have been ...

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

Thousands of pupae, shipped via FedEx. Thousands of flowering plants, selected by hand and replaced the minute they start to fade. More staff hours than anyone wants to think about. Like the butterfly ...

We know about migrating species of butterflies, but they don't all fly south for the winter. Several overwinter in their home habitat and could use your help.

Butterflies are “the feel-good ambassadors of the invertebrate world,” says Kim Kelly, horticulturist at the Connecticut Science Center. Because who doesn’t love butterflies? In the lepidoptera family ...