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' ...

Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light. The oranges, reds, and browns ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first countrywide ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A butterfly flits past the window at the Castlewood Canyon Visitor Center, where dozens of volunteers have gathered to learn about Colorado’s declining ...

On a warm summer morning in Ieper, Belgium, 66-year-old Sylvain Cuvelier steps into his blooming garden with his 14-year-old granddaughter, hoping to identify and count all the fluttering butterflies.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — In the last 20 years, ...

Butterflies are disappearing. Not just the rare and vulnerable ones but virtually all of them. And now, scientists have the data to prove just how bad it is. A sweeping new study reveals that ...

Berry’s Skipper is a rare butterfly species found in wet areas from North Carolina to Florida. Its population has declined by almost 80% since 2000. Photo credit: Jeff Glassberg A sweeping new study ...

Over the last two decades, butterflies have mysteriously vanished by the millions across the globe, sparking concern among scientists and environmentalists. This decline, marked by a 22% drop in the U ...

In the United States, perhaps no bug has been counted as often as the butterfly. "There's a lot of passion for them, they're very charismatic," says Collin Edwards, a quantitative ecologist at the ...