Two environmental groups have filed a petition with the state asking it to provide more protection for a once-abundant butterfly that has seen its numbers fall precipitously in San Diego County and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared one of Southern California's rarest butterflies -- the Hermes copper butterfly -- as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act Monday. The ...

Spring is around the corner, and there’s a buzz in the air at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as keepers prepare for butterfly season. The zoo’s annual Butterfly Jungle event takes place Mar. 16 through ...

Love, loss and honor are central themes in Giacomo Puccini’s "Madama Butterfly" — an opera taking to the stage in San Diego once again. “So this is one of Puccini's greatest operas,” said General ...

I saw Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on Sunday, April 28, at the Civic Theatre. It was the fifth production of Butterfly that I have seen at San Diego Opera. My first experience came in 1993. Back ...

Reporting from San Diego — An endangered butterfly could get a new lease on life thanks to a breeding program at the San Diego Zoo. The population of the Quino checkerspot butterfly, known for its ...