The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and ...

A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the 'butterfly effect' ...

In a recent study, a team of researchers led by Penn State scientists tested a new hypothesis for why some species of butterflies and moths have very specific diets, feeding on only a few types of ...

Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing the eyes of ...

A new study from the University of Georgia explored how butterfly specimens from museums can track the spread of disease.

Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up call." ...

Two-thirds of studied species declined by more than 10%, the study said. Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the ...

Brian Cassie has been counting butterflies in Massachusetts for decades. He helped create Mass Audubon’s butterfly atlas in 1986 and founded the Massachusetts Butterfly Club shortly afterwards.

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...

Humans are pushing many of North America’s pollinators dangerously close to extinction, according to a newly released study.

New research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.

NEW YORK — Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the journal Science. "Our national-scale findings paint the ...