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 ...

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 ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct a one-year status review of the Iowa skipper butterfly to determine whether it deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act. Contrary to its name, ...

Experts say the drop in abundance is largely due to chemical use, habitat loss and a warming climate. Nathan Brockman has been researching butterflies for years in Iowa. “Insects have the ability to ...

English-born chequered skipper butterflies are flying in this country for the first time in more than 40 years as part of a conservation project, experts say. A second batch of the butterflies ...

CABI has led a team of scientists who have used DNA barcodes to narrow down the possible sources of introductions of an invasive banana skipper butterfly, with implications as to the threat of it ...

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 ...

The Center for Food Safety is petitioning federal agencies to list the Iowa skipper butterfly as an endangered species. (Photo by Christian Nunes/ inaturalist.org CC-by-NC 4.0) The Iowa skipper ...