Learn how to attract and identify a painted lady butterfly and caterpillar. Find out what they eat and what host plants you ...

We have more data on butterflies because they're so easy to count. "They're really easy to identify on the wing," Edwards said. "I've done wasp studies where you have to catch them and take them ...

The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to the Xerces species that went extinct and disappeared from the San Francisco coastline. Through ...

The Xerces blue butterfly went extinct along the San Francisco coast some 80 years ago. But scientists have identified a ...

Researchers analyzed data from more than 76,000 citizen science surveys to identify the broad butterfly decline. Habitat loss, climate change and pesticide use are believed to be the primary ...