Researchers find that the white spots on the wings of monarch butterflies may help them fly farther. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2023.) ...

The wings of monarchs that survive a 2,000-mile-long migration tend to be spottier, ... Monarch wings are mostly orange, but their edges are black, punctuated with tiny white spots.

The eastern monarch population accounts for more than 90% of all monarch butterflies worldwide. The eastern monarch makes a 4,000-mile round trip from Canada to Mexico each year.

Monarch butterflies in Eastern North America complete one of the longest animal migrations.Often compared to marathon runners, these spotted pollinators traverse the continent, flying for more ...

Gregory Bull/AP, File FILE – This Aug. 19, 2015, file photo, shows a monarch butterfly in Vista, Calif. The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has ...

Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists think the spots may affect airflow around their wings.

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The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign.

Dozens of firefighters saved a beloved visitors center dedicated to monarch butterflies at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz Thursday. A wildfire threatened the building with wind-fanned flames ...