Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange majesty of the monarch to the lustrous red and blue of the peacock butterfly, but all butterflies ...

It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

As July sunlight pokes through the trees, a butterfly egg rests gently in Wojciech Poreba’s palm as he sifts through milkweed leaves at Hamlet Park in Cottage Grove. At age 25, Poreba has four years ...

From egg to fluttering wings, the butterfly life cycle is a fascinating journey kids can explore through hands-on crafts, sensory activities, and science lessons. Educators and parents can combine ...

SALISBURY — Judy Klusman may be well known as a member of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, but to her neighbors she is also the person who grows an organic garden with a jungle of plants ...

Monarch butterflies lay eggs that hatch within three to five days. The tiny caterpillars that emerge begin feeding on the ...