Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and emerge as large orange-and-black butterflies. Monarch's multigenerational migration ...

The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa ...

A monarch butterfly was circling overhead, ... thin smooth stalks supporting wispy green leaves — and black-and-yellow striped monarch butterfly caterpillars that were scooting around in the ...

Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange insects ...

A kaleidoscope of orange-and-yellow monarch butterflies soon will return to Michigan as they finish their overwintering in Mexico and Central America and begin fluttering home to breed.

FILE - A monarch butterfly on milkweed in bloom. The monarch population is found primarily in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and overwinters on the coast of ...

Texas’ state insect, the black and orange-winged Monarch butterfly, could be granted federal protections after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed this week to list the animal as a th… ...

The butterfly with its iconic black and orange coloring is considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.They play an important role in the ecosystem by ...

Migrating monarch butterflies typically fly from 800-1,200 feet high, though there are verified sightings of these amazing creatures flying as high as 13,000 feet!