As we begin the month of July, we find ourselves in an interesting moment in the year. Most of the birds have already had their first round of chicks, and some species may try for another round of ...

Of the two forms of this species, the summer form (seen here) is a candidate for the most beautiful of our local butterflies. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON As we begin the month of July, we find ...

There are nearly 20,000 butterfly species divided into six families. They are spread across every continent except for Antarctica. Among those 20,000 species, there are many unique butterflies. There ...

Although there are over 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, only about 4% of them can be found in the US, with the most often sighted being the cabbage white butterfly. Therefore, it’s no ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Atlas blue butterfly for the first time and confirmed it holds the highest chromosome number among multicellular animals. The butterfly lives in the ...

TWIN LAKE, MI – Several small, silvery-winged butterflies flitted among the native spotted bee balm and butterfly milkweed growing under the hot, summer sun at Muskegon State Game Area. Wildlife ...

The Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest number of chromosomes out of all multicellular animals in the world. This insect ...