The pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly Two-fifths of Britain's butterfly species are at risk of becoming extinct, according to a new report.

A rare butterfly once nearly extinct in Britain is defying the odds on Exmoor, where over 1,000 have been spotted this summer, thanks to decades of targeted conservation efforts. The heath fritillary, ...

In a year when a “butterfly emergency” has been declared, one species in Northern Ireland is bucking the trend. The marsh fritillary made its presence felt in autumn, when the caterpillars ...

One of the UK’s rare butterflies, the heath fritillary, that was once on ‘the brink of extinction’ – is rising in numbers in Exmoor.© National Trust Images/Matthew Oates ...

A Monarch Butterfly was a frequent visitor to our backyard last summer. The photo was taken on September 14, 2020, just two days before the eyewall of Hurricane Sally passed one mile west of our ...

Butterflies containing not one, but two parasitic wasps, surviving after release on Finnish island Scientists moved the Glanville fritillary insect in 1991 to study how it would disperse over the ...

The image, entitled ' Marsh Fritillary ' by Peter_West, caught the eye of the team for several reasons: The photo features a trio of Marsh Fritillary butterflies embellished with early morning dew.

The Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) is one of the most recognizable of the larger butterfly species that call Texas home. It can be observed throughout this state at one time of the year or ...