One of the rarest butterflies in the country, the Schaus’ Swallowtail Butterfly, is benefitting from an event many people dread. A new study from the Florida Museum of Natural History shows hurricanes ...

A fleeting blur of black and orange fluttered past Jenny Welch. Beside a sign labeled “monarch waystation,” the 62-year-old volunteer mingled with guests looking to purchase native Florida plants, ...

Sometimes, nature’s surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population trends of the federally endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly ...

Each winter, Floridians are lucky enough to step into their gardens and witness the majesty of monarch butterfly migrations. The colorful black and orange wings dazzle kids and parents alike, as do ...

Look closely at your backyard butterflies! Here's how to detect the subtle differences among the three butterflies that look like monarchs.

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently published “The Butterflies of California.” The book was co-written by the late Thomas Emmel (1941-2018), a founder and curator of the museum’s McGuire ...