The exceptions are migratory species, such as monarch butterflies, mourning cloaks ... Adult butterflies have a long, tube-like mouth called a proboscis that they use to drink liquids such as nectar, ...

ASGA's vice president of science and innovation told sugarbeet growers the potential listing of monarch butterflies as ...

I really want to spread the word that we should not give up right now,” said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the Xerces Society.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

Western monarch butterflies are considered an iconic species because of their beloved status among the public and for their ...

AND SADLY, WE DID NOT SEE ONE." THE NUMBER OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES MIGRATING TO CALIFORNIA THIS WINTER ARE AT A NEAR RECORD LOW. "THIS YEAR, THERE WERE ONLY 9119 MONARCHS COUNTED ACROSS CALIFORNIA ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate ...

The number of monarch butterflies migrating to California over the winter has hit a near-record low, according to the agency that conducts the annual count. The 28th annual Western Monarch Count ...

Fewer-than-usual monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society. “It feels like a punch to ...