The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

It also acquired several thousand letters between Strecker and other leading naturalists of the day. To learn more about butterflies and The Field Museum’s worldwide butterfly collection and to see ...

Autumn and winter are not often lauded as the prime time for recording Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). This can lead to a recording bias whereby the ecology of winter-active insects is ...

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

Back in 2016, one of us (Silviu Petrovan) was asked to identify a live frog found in a shipment of roses in Sheffield, ...

The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to loss of habitat and use of pesticides. Gardeners can counteract both of these problems. In the plains ...

Fewer-than-usual monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society. “It feels like a punch to ...

11. The Bohart Museum is located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis. Parking is also free. Visitors can also: View the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) ...