It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

Learn which monarch butterfly predators and parasites pose a real threat to their survival, and which are part of the natural ...

A queen butterfly’s underwings resemble a monarch’s, with white outlines on black hindwing veins and dark borders featuring white dots. Orange forewings have white specks. I watched this queen ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It’s also hard to believe that the life cycle of this incredibly colorful ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

Poinciana ‘farm’ home to Butterfly Dan’s Tucked quietly off of Pleasant Hill Road, hugging the west shore of Lake Toho, is ...