A swarm of butterflies, winging its way south for the winter, was "spotted" as large blue blobs on weather radar last week over southern Illinois and central Missouri. "We think these targets are ...

However, some painted lady butterfly swarms have grown as large as 70 miles across, enough to be picked up by weather radar. Still not quite as electrically charged as desert locusts, ...

Hundreds of butterflies flew by Brian Brown in a matter of moments as he was standing in his front yard in Monrovia, Calif., on Tuesday. The steady stream of winged insects moved as a swarm. "They ...

Now, imagine seeing a massive monarch butterfly swarm, creating a breathtaking spectacle! This video by Nature on PBS shows a stunning flutter of butterflies. Keep reading below to learn about why.

Massive butterfly swarms becoming the talk of Tahoe By Bill Disbrow , Director of Content Updated Aug 8, 2019 4:24 p.m. File photo - A tortoiseshell butterfly photographed in Oregon.

About one billion small butterflies, known as Painted Ladies, are flying north from the deserts of Mexico. Experts said it's an unusually large migration prompted by all of the heavy rain. People ...

I hiked up along a plunging river through dusty brown vegetation, whose seed pods rattled like a snake’s tail as I brushed ...

Butterfly swarms are invading Central Texas; they’re not the usual butterflies by: Eric Henrikson, Kristen Currie. Posted: Oct 4, 2022 / 07:47 AM CDT. Updated: Oct 6, 2022 / 08:58 AM CDT.

NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, Minnesota (WPVI) -- Butterflies gathered on two Liatris flowers on a property in Minnesota. Chuck Anderson, the owner of the property, captured mesmerizing video of the ...

SOME, at least, of the swarms of V. cardui originate in Africa, one of which I witnessed a day's march west of Sowakin, in Nubia, in March, 1869. Our caravan had started for the coast, leaving the ...

Swarms of butterflies are inundating portions of South Texas — and they aren't the monarch migrations most Texans know ... The American snout butterfly is noted for its long facial features, ...