Butterflies are beautiful creatures that typically have magnificent coloring and are associated with sunshine, flowers, transformation, hope, and freedom. They play important roles in the ecosystem as ...

The most beautiful butterflies in the world: People have been interested in butterflies for hundreds of years because of their bright colors and complicated wing patterns. But the prettiest ...

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 ...

Honeysuckle: A fragrant, sweet-nectared flower that butterflies love. Junonia: A genus of butterflies more commonly known as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Butterfly populations in the US declined 22% between 2000 and 2020. Butterflies and moths belong to the biological order Lepidoptera. Butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, ...

Louisiana is home to numerous species of butterflies and, as the weather gets warmer, butterflies of various colors and patterns can be seen each year. Butterflies will hatch from their cocoons, or ...