The moth-like skipper butterfly is no Monarch — they're typically an inch wide, ruddy brown and fuzzy. Somewhat homely, you might say. But to Erik Runquist's eyes, they're a beautiful sight.

Ask Dr. Universe: Butterflies and moths may change in similar ways, but the vehicle is different Aug. 31, 2023 Updated Sun., Sept. 3, 2023 at 5:32 p.m. Moths make cocoons out of silk.

MOORHEAD--The Dakota skipper butterfly has a sad, secretive story to tell. Once free to flit over millions of acres of unmolested prairie, the humble Dakota skipper's range has been drastically ...

What Does a Silver-Spotted Skipper Look Like? To identify these small butterflies, it’s important to know their size and markings. Silver-spotted skippers have a wingspan of 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 ...

SAN DIEGO — The last time the Laguna Mountains Skipper Butterfly was seen on Mount Laguna was in a meadow in 1999 and now the only place it can be found is on Palomar Mountain. Since they can't ...

Vanishing prairie land was an obvious threat to the Dakota skipper, a prairie butterfly, but experts still wonder why the insects continued to disappear in the mid-2000s.

RENO, Nev.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to grant Endangered Species Act protection to an extremely rare butterfly called the bleached ...