Jana Johnson was a struggling grad student in 2003 when she first met the butterfly that would change her life. She was 34, with two little boys and a crumbling marriage. Her research into the effect ...
[The name of The Nature Conservancy has been updated in this story]. Many pollinators, including butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles and even common flies, call Ohio home. Over 130 species of ...
Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might help. Collectively called Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies account for ...
From the top of Pigeon Butte in western Oregon’s William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, the full width of the Willamette Valley fits into a gaze. Slung between the Coast Range and the Cascades, ...
Erica Henry carefully lifts the netting from the side of the small, improvised tent and squirms underneath. Once partly inside, she begins to poke among the grasses and tiny, wild violets in search of ...
In 2000, a remarkable discovery was made in a refuge area near Corvallis, Oregon: the sighting of the Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi), a species thought to be extinct. This ...
CLARENCE, N.Y. — "Everything's connected, the cause and effect. One thing disappears, it's going to have an effect somewhere down the line. You might not see it right away," said David O'Donnell, ...
A burst of butterflies has suddenly brightened our garden. The ethereal winged creatures are emerging from chrysalises nestled in soil over the winter. Nectar-producing flowers supporting butterflies ...