The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes a while to reach that part of its adult life.

T he monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby.

The Athens Historic Preservation Society along with Bull Creek Common Lands are co-sponsoring "Mighty Monarch Butterflies" on ...

On the surface, it was just a simple lesson about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, a celebration of the last step in a journey toward freedom, of sorts — their migration to Mexico. Under ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed the migratory monarch butterfly on its Red List of Endangered Species.

On the surface, it was just a simple lesson about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, a celebration of the last step in a journey toward freedom, of sorts — their migration to Mexico. Under ...

Much has to go right to keep the intricate and precarious life cycle of the monarch butterfly turning. For starters, there is the migration, a six-month process that takes successive generations ...

Carolyn Krause has written an article on the monarch butterflies, hundreds of which are born in Oak Ridge in the fall and then fly to Mexico to hibernate from late October to mid-March before mating.

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about one of Earth's fascinating flyers in Michigan. ... and rest throughout their life cycles, ...