The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to the Xerces species ...

In between the ponderosa pine and white fir trees on the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada lives an endemic blue butterfly. Due to population decline and habitat loss, the Mount Charleston blue ...

After Hurricane Andrew ripped through South Florida in 1992, the already-scarce Miami blue butterfly almost went extinct: No one recorded a single sighting for years. Finally, in 1999, a cheer went up ...

A sweeping new study reveals that butterfly populations across the continental United States have plummeted by 22% over the past two decades. For every five butterflies that graced the skies in 2000, ...

Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue butterfly has a short but stunning life. It is thought that the colour helps the males to mark their ...

By Eliza Brames The Conversation If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your ...

After Hurricane Andrew ripped through South Florida in 1992, the already-scarce Miami blue butterfly almost went extinct: No one recorded a single sighting for years. Finally, in 1999, a cheer went up ...