Large butterfly-like insects known as Kalligrammatid lacewings, which fluttered through Eurasian fern- and cycad-filled woodland during the Mesozoic Era, have been extinct for more than 120 million ...

What’s the difference between an insect and a bug? Who buzzes in the grass? And what does a ladybug have to do with a lady? Here we present the great encounter of etymology and entomology.

The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was recorded around 80 years ago, new research has confirmed. The insect, the Xerces blue butterfly, died out in the mid-20th ...

Scientists in Alaska recently discovered a potentially new insect species—the Tanana Arctic, or Oeneis tanana, a copper-colored critter that may be the state’s only endemic butterfly. According to ...

The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. The native ...

Painted lady butterflies discovered in French Guiana — thousands of miles from their usual habitats — got there through a Herculean transoceanic flight. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The most extensive and systematic insect monitoring program ever undertaken in North America shows that butterfly abundance in Ohio declined yearly by 2%, resulting in an overall 33% drop for the 21 ...

Jerry Pugh had a rare experience this year: He saw a monarch butterfly in the wild. Though the Boise Parks and Recreation volunteer coordinator works to conserve the endangered butterfly, sightings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the lab at this urban bug oasis, exotic cockroaches hiss and tarantulas feed. Out back in the fly house, butterflies soar.

MISSOULA, Mont. — They are the smallest animals. But they are essential to the health of our planet. We find them under the soil, hidden in plant life, and in the air. They are graceful splashes of ...