U.S. officials moved Tuesday to protect the monarch, an iconic orange-and-black butterfly famous for its marathon migration across North America, under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish ...

Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

Hatchlings are killed young, to preserve their wings. The trade in rare butterflies—both legal and illegal—spans the planet, from catchers to middlemen to collectors. A catcher on Bacan island ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

One would think that an opera as iconic as Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" would be a sure success for any opera company. Opera, however, is a flirtatiously tricky medium. With a relatively small canon ...