Researchers find that the white spots on the wings of monarch butterflies may help them fly farther. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2023.) Monarch butterflies have ...

These caterpillars exclusively feed on milkweed, and the flowers provide nectar for the adult butterflies. Look for off-white or faintly yellow colored monarch eggs on milkweed leaves. Follow 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 ...

It is perhaps the most iconic butterfly in the Americas, one of the most well-known insects in the world. With iconic orange and black coloring, monarch ... a double row of white spots, present ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. – On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch Butterfly Count and recorded the second lowest ...

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs ...

Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists... Monarch butterflies' white spots may help them ...