The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes time to reach this stage of its adult life.

Creating a haven for monarch butterflies in your backyard is more than just a joy for the eyes—it’s a crucial way to support ...

Once you know the difference, it's easy to identify a viceroy butterfly vs a monarch. See what their wings and caterpillars ...

Caterpillars of the Monarch are quite colorful as they are banded with white, black, and yellow rings, and attain a length of about two inches.

SAVING THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into ...

Caterpillars of the Monarch are quite colorful as they are banded with white, black, and yellow rings, and attain a length of about two inches.

They offer both milkweed for monarch caterpillars as well as nectar plants for adult butterflies (and many other pollinators, too). Today, more than 90% of native grasslands have been converted to ...