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 ...

The Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove is one of five in the state that routinely records 10,000 or more of the butterflies in residence. But what makes this Central Coast destination special ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

Monarch butterflies will be listed as a threatened species U.S. officials decided to ... captivating children and adults throughout its fascinating life cycle," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Before National Geographic published its famous August 1976 cover story detailing the search for the monarch butterfly’s wintering grounds, nobody knew where these strikingly beautiful creatures ...

Monarch butterflies, ... captivating children and adults throughout its fascinating life cycle," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams said in a statement at the time.