butterfly

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Minnesota's state butterfly is elusive. Scientists say the population of Monarch butterflies has crashed because of extreme weather in southern states. The butterflies migrate north from Mexico as the weather warms during the summer and leave by about mid-August....

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. - The 20 tiny butterfly larvae being cared for by a Minnesota Zoo biologist could represent the last hope for a species that used to be ubiquitous across the state's prairies. The Poweshiek Skipperling used to flit and float above more than 2 million acres, but...