The Iowa skipper butterfly, once prevalent in prairies across the middle of the U.S., is now at risk of extinction — according to the Center for Food Safety, which has petitioned federal agencies to ...

RENO — A thumbnail-size butterfly found only in northwestern Nevada and northeastern California was given permanent protection Wednesday under the Endangered Species Act. The listing published in the ...

A butterfly species once common on Minnesota’s prairie is fluttering again over native flowers and grasses. Hundreds of endangered Dakota skipper butterflies were re-introduced recently to Glacial ...

What Does a Fiery Skipper Look Like? A female fiery skipper has dull orange and dark markings, while males sport a slightly brighter orange, and dark, uneven borders. If you’re able to get close ...

In a small number of quiet, sun-drenched meadows across the UK, something hopeful is fluttering back into view: the chequered skipper butterfly. Once thought extinct in England and clinging on only in ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa skipper butterfly, once prevalent in prairies across the middle of the U.S., is now at risk of ...