A large, orange-ish colored butterfly began staying around our garden a few days ago. At first glance, I thought it was a monarch since a few of them have been around for the past week or so. Looking ...

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Fall is the season of Gulf Fritillaries in the Lowcountry. These medium-sized orange butterflies are often confused with Monarchs (Danaus plexippus), but it’s fairly easy to tell the difference.

An orange and black species of butterfly native to the Kansas prairies is declining in population, and federal wildlife officials want to protect it. The western regal fritillary butterfly, which ...

Where the monarch is the king of butterflies, the "Queen of the Prairie" is needing help. Monarch butterflies can travel long distances, like to Mexico, but regal fritillary butterflies stick to ...

May 29—The only place to find the regal fritillary butterfly in the East Coast is at Fort Indiantown Gap. It’s a rare treat to spot what the military training site compares to a monarch butterfly ...