Blue porterweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) is part of the Verbenaceae family. The bright green leaves have a quilt-like ...

The delicate charm of a butterfly, with its fabulous fluttering wings and jewel-toned hues, is a sight to behold. Even so, you may have, at some point in your life, wondered if these colorful ...

Once native to the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington states, the Edith's Copper butterfly is now established in the ...

Butterflies have long been believed to represent transformation and change, thanks to the stunning metamorphosis they must go through to go from caterpillar to the winged pollinator so many of us ...

Butterflies are beautiful creatures that typically have magnificent coloring and are associated with sunshine, flowers, transformation, hope, and freedom. They play important roles in the ecosystem as ...

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 ...

The Fender's blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 news ...

The Living Peninsula Mural Project’ was launced with a mural of the Palos Verdes blue butterfly and will expand over the next ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- All eyes were on the Saratoga Race Course for its opening day Thursday. But, there was another race of sorts happening just outside the city of Albany as Karner blue butterflies ...

Cal Academy of Sciences and The Presidio join conservation efforts to bring blue butterflies back to San Francisco coast. Genetic sequencing links Silvery blue butterflies to extinct Xerces blue. From ...