An impressive milestone has been achieved by a research team at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado, as it became the first institution to complete the life cycle of the native Colorado ...

With the arrival of summer, many recalling childhood memories of watching fireflies blink across a dark landscape might be wondering, where did all the lightning bugs go? According to the Xerces ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KOAA) — Since 2017, Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster has been gathering, studying, and working to raise Colorado fireflies; this year (2025), they successfully replicated the ...

Wet spring, mild winter was conducive to a bountiful year A winter that was slightly warmer than the historical average and a wet spring helped firefly larvae thrive underground during a critical ...