Not only do butterflies depend on a variety of nectar-rich plants to feed on, but they also require host plants to sustain their larvae. Once the eggs have hatched, the caterpillars feed on the ...

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and ...

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

Luke says, 'Host plants for caterpillars are essential to promote ... small and Essex skippers to lay their eggs on. Caroline says, 'Speckled wood butterflies thrive in dappled shade and lay their ...

The butterfly's primary host plant is the endangered dwarf plantain ... LIFE CYCLE: Checkerspot larvae hatch from their eggs in about 10 days, growing for two weeks or more and shedding their skin ...

By Ifham Nizam  Sri Lanka has long been a land of unparalleled natural beauty, blessed with a rich biodiversity that has ...

During their incredible yearly migration ... or in common milkweed, the butterflies’ main larval host plant. They did this by comparing observed patterns of genetic variation with thousands of ...

KKL-JNF and butterfly enthusiasts have united to preserve a rare and protected butterfly species found in Begin Forest near ...

Many of the animals and plants that will benefit from this funding typically receive no money for their recovery. A 2016 study found ... Of all the endangered species in the United States, butterflies ...