Monarch butterflies left Mexico weeks ago on their annual northward migration. Now, the colorful insects are nearing Michigan as temperatures continue to warm. "Monarchs have made their way north, ...

Danaus plexippus, also known as the monarch butterfly, is characterised by its orange inner wings, black outer linings and large size. The black outer lining serves the vital purpose of warning ...

Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast Michigan, migration watchers say.

The northward monarch butterfly migration took weeks of flapping wings and several generations to reach the Great Lakes region. Monarch butterflies winter over in Mexico and then make their way north ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The iconic monarch butterfly, sporting its splashy orange and black wings, has been in serious decline for decades. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for the public to ...

Retired schoolteacher Tachi Dellinger pointed inside a mesh box, where three green chrysalises hung. “This one is starting to change color,” Dellinger said. “It will turn jet black ... when it's ready ...

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing monarch butterflies as a threatened species and has considered some possibly contradictory ways to protect them, Nicholas Storer, vice ...

These brilliant orange pollinators are making their way north and are now very close to the Michigan border. After wintering over in Mexico, monarch butterflies are migrating to their northern ...