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An intriguing new study hints that the wing color patterns on a migrating monarch may help the insects fly better. Butterflies congregate at their winter roost in Sierra Chincua, Mexico. The cool ...

This surgery was a total metamorphosis! An injured monarch butterfly with a ripped-off wing is able to fly again thanks to a first-of-its kind transplant at a nature preserve on Long Island. The ...

The wings of monarchs that survive a 2,000-mile-long migration tend to be spottier, suggesting that feature may aid the insects’ ability to fly. By Kate Golembiewski Every fall, monarch butterflies ...

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete ...

A monarch butterfly flies to Joe Pye weed, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Freeport, Maine. The populations of both insect species have struggled in recent years. Rapid development and climate change are ...

If you've ever wondered how the monarch butterfly got its spots, University of Georgia researchers may have just found the answer. The new study suggests that the butterflies with more white spots are ...

A monarch butterfly with a critical wing injury was given a second chance to fly after New York rescuers performed an intricate transplant procedure. The vulnerable insect was brought to Sweetbriar ...

Explore every stage of the butterfly’s life cycle in vibrant close-up, from egg to adult. Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly is a 56-minute narrated film that unfolds along the ...

If you’ve ever wondered how the monarch butterfly got its spots, University of Georgia researchers may have just found the answer. The new study suggests that the butterflies with more white spots are ...