In this past month, a multitude of white butterflies have been seen all around northern Minnesota, but if you take a closer look you'll see they are not just the cabbage white species we usually see.

A checkered white butterfly, also known as a cabbage butterfly, harvests nectar from the flowers of a lantana shrub off State Road 54 in Zephyrhills on Thursday. As a caterpillar, the insect ...

Common white butterflies include the Cabbage White, Checkered White, and Desert Marble species. Some believe the appearance of a white butterfly to be a sign from deceased loved ones.

A few of the checkered fritillaries are in the open too -- as are white admirals, anglewings and skippers. But the most abundant kind of butterfly recently in the region is the little white one.

It's prime season for the butterflies to mate, and their orange and white checkered wings flutter as they move from one plant to another. They fly in groups and dip into the center of Puget ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - An undeveloped stretch of native prairie in south Puget Sound offers one of the few habitats in the world where a two-inch colorful checkered butterfly thrives.