About 70% of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half of the ...

The iconic orange-and-black butterflies may be on the verge of collapse, after scientists documented a troubling decline this ...

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium joined a network of scientists contributing to nationwide research and publication on insect numbers and climate change. The Butterfly ...

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around ...

Gardeners are scrambling to help the threatened monarch butterfly by planting more milkweed, the insect's host plant. Drought, loss of habitat and pesticides have decimated stands of milkweed along ...

The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was recorded around 80 years ago, new research has confirmed. The insect, the Xerces blue butterfly, died out in the mid-20th ...

DNA extracted from a preserved 93-year-old Xerces blue butterfly confirms it is first known insect to go extinct from urbanization in the US. The butterfly, with stunning, iridescent periwinkle wings, ...

Matthew Lehnert, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University at Stark, shows off ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – As the summer starts, you might catch a glimpse of Alabama’s state insect – the monarch butterfly – flying around. While most states have the same state insect and state ...