The butterfly is widely considered one of the most beautiful creatures by both children and adults. Luckily, insects can be preserved for study after they have died, and the butterfly is no exception.

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas — The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History announced the date of one of its annual traditions in a ...

Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg time is pretty boring). It's also written and illustrated by three friends.

A butterfly garden tour will focus on the plants not only butterflies need to eat, but also hungry caterpillars. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “They think of nectar ...

Monarch butterflies are noxious to potential predators because of the cardenolide toxins lacing their bodies, courtesy of the milkweed plants they fed on as larvae. Viceroy butterflies have no such ...

Monarch butterflies will soar on Saturday at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History’s 13th annual Wish Upon a Butterfly fundraiser. The symbolic event highlights Texas’ state insect, the elegant ...

Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg ...

The size of the square will determine the size of your butterfly. For example, I used a 3x3-inch square, but you can choose smaller or larger dimensions depending on your preference; see picture 1.

Get ready to add some flutter to your Sunday with this easy and fun tutorial on how to create a butterfly from a dry leaf and modelling clay.

From caterpillar to butterfly is a miracle of metamorphosis of the monarch butterfly in West Palm Beach.

Instead of nipping milkweed to drain the plants’ defensive sap, older monarch caterpillars may seek the toxic sap. Lab larvae guzzled it from a pipette.