A rare species of butterfly spotted at a reservoir in Essex has been encouraged to stay after insect-friendly vegetation was allowed to take hold. The Heath Fritillary butterfly was considered to ...

Caithness volunteers can give themselves a pat on the back for helping a rare butterfly come back from the brink to find a ...

In one conservation area, a rare plant found only in Tsushima ... It's not just a matter of simply having plants that feed the butterflies." Shingu Shusaku, assistant manager of Tsushima City's ...

Many butterflies rely on specific plants to lay their eggs on so that caterpillars have an abundant source of food while avoiding predators when they hatch. For Ohioans, it’s become a hobby to ...

Traces of a rare butterfly species have been found in Hong Kong for the first time in over a decade. Experts expect more of ...

A team of volunteers are planting thousands of flowers in the Shropshire Hills in an effort to improve the habitat of a rare butterfly. The marsh violets, the food for the larvae of the small ...

Who doesn't like watching butterflies, bees and other pollinators at work in their garden? Whether you make an entire butterfly garden or just scatter a few pollinator-friendly plants throughout your ...

The butterfly is found only in northwest Puerto Rico and was hit hard by recent hurricanes. The Marrón bacora (Solanum conocarpum) is found only on St. John’s, Virgin Islands, and is also threatened ...

A taste for pollen is rare in the butterfly world - most species rely on sugar-laden nectar or fruit to provide the energy they need. But the zebra butterfly has been spotted returning to the same ...