Monarch butterflies gather at their wintering colony in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico. “So for over a decade now, the colonies haven’t really changed in size.

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 ...

Q. Why are we still seeing Monarch butterflies in the flower garden? I thought they had all migrated north of Texas already.

The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes a while to reach that part of its adult life.