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 reduced ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a caterpillar, a grass skipper butterfly is an architect. It builds its home by weaving skeins of silk, which the caterpillar uses to fold shut a blade of grass. After growing up inside this “grass ...

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 ...