THE MONARCH IS BACK! Butterfly enthusiasts are on the lookout for monarch butterflies now through March, but need your help.

“The most iconic place to see monarchs here in Santa Barbara County is the Goleta Butterfly Grove in Elwood Mesa,” Cusser said. “On a good year, you can see hundreds, even thousands, of these ...

Monarch butterflies are like little miracles, each weighing no more than a grain of wheat and flying with tissue-thin wings along an autumn migration route that covers up to 2,800 miles. They're ...

Arkansas is a great place to spot monarch butterflies as it falls directly in their migration path! While monarch butterflies travel through Arkansas in both the spring (late March to April) and the ...

Citizen scientists and volunteers have counted over 233,300 monarch butterflies across the western United States as part of Xerces Society’s 27th annual count. Despite ongoing efforts to save the ...

A butterfly is a flying insect known for its brightly colored wings and distinctive flight patterns. Belonging to the order Lepidoptera, butterflies are characterized by their slender bodies, large ...

The flash of a red admiral’s tangerine wings, the shadow of a black swallowtail, or the beautiful bright orange hue of monarch butterflies: Each year, a network of volunteers fan out across Colorado ...

Monarch butterflies have a unique two-way migration pattern. Their route goes straight through Arizona, making the state a great place to watch the butterflies. There are multiple factors to consider ...

Humans seem to be drawn to butterflies. Maybe it's their colors, or the way they drift around on the slightest of breezes.