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Science Jul 30

Monarch butterfly declared endangered amid declining numbers

By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson, Solveig Rennan

Science Jul 09

A swallowtail butterfly on a flower. Image by Rob Liptak/Ohio Lepidopterists
Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere

Butterflies also act as big, flashy beautiful warning signs for environmental change.

By Vicky Stein

Science Nov 07

Several swallowtail butterflies mimic other poisonous butterflies. Here are different forms of the same species; in the center lies a female Papilio polytes that does not mimic other species. Photo by Matt Wood of the University of Chicago
A 2-million-year-old ‘supergene’ helps these butterflies mimic their poisonous cousins

When it comes to survival of the fittest, female swallowtail butterflies are masters of disguise. Here's why.

By Rashmi Shivni, Teresa Carey

World Nov 05

Butterflies swarm eastern Australia in large-scale migration

Caper White butterflies are migrating west of the Great Dividing Range, which is the third-longest stretch of mountains in the world, in order to lay their eggs and find food.

By Rebecca Oh

Science May 17

Watch 8:48
Do call it a comeback — how the checkerspot butterfly found salvation in a women’s prison

By PBS News Hour

Feb 10

Nearly a billion Monarch butterflies have vanished since 1990

By Jasmine Wright

Loss of habitat has contributed to the 90 percent decrease of Monarch butterflies.

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Jan 11

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Monarch butterflies could get endangered species status

By PBS News Hour

Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter -- but recently their numbers have plummeted by up to 90 percent. In Washington, responding to a petition submitted by conservation organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

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Dec 24

In Photos: Fewer Monarch butterflies are becoming ‘snowbirds’

By Larisa Epatko

First, it was disappearing bees. Now, it appears that Monarch butterflies are suffering a decline.

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