and moths are called caterpillars during their larval stage. The caterpillar crawls away from the milkweed plant in search of a safe spot to begin the pupa stage of the monarch butterfly life cycle.

Captive-raising monarchs in cages also puts the butterflies at risk. The OE parasite can reach very high levels in indoor ...

The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its ...

The Western Monarch butterfly is expected to go extinct by 2080, but a handful of Southern California naturalists are at the ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects ... the butterflies' main larval host plant. They did this by comparing observed patterns of genetic variation with thousands of simulated ...

EPA must better assess the dangers of pesticides, especially in monarch breeding habitats in state’s Central Valley.

They can raise the butterflies by placing monarch larvae and chrysalises on milkweed outdoors, subjecting them to natural day and night cycles. West Fargo resident BeAnn Canton sent in this photo ...

The monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the ...

Known around Hazleton as the butterfly guy, Mikula has spent his ... such as planting milkweed, the food of monarch larvae. “Whether you have a few feet on your apartment balcony, a yard in ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects ... the butterflies’ main larval host plant. They did this by comparing observed patterns of genetic variation with thousands of simulated ...