A Michigan House bill aims to designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly, highlighting its prevalence and beauty.

A giant swallowtail butterfly is large and stunning. Learn what what the caterpillars and adult butterflies look like and ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it ...

A new study finds the popular, fluttering insects have declined by 22 percent in the last 20 years Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent The Florida white is among the butterflies experiencing the most ...

Swallowtail larva. Photo by Dan Hemenway. Just as monarchs famously prefer milkweed for food and egg-laying, swallowtail butterflies also have a preferred food as caterpillars. They prefer the leaves ...

The United States has seen a stunning decline in butterfly populations, with rates continuing to show decreases that have been described as "dire." A recent study published in the journal Science ...

Two-thirds of studied species declined by more than 10%, the study said. Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study found that butterflies are disappearing from the United States at an alarming rate, with most species showing significant population decline in recent years.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. America’s butterflies are disappearing at an alarming rate according to new study. The number of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds.

Butterflies, known for their beauty and vital role in pollination, are vanishing from U.S. landscapes at an alarming rate. A comprehensive study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first ...