Hessel’s hairstreak have been seen in southeastern Virginia. These butterflies enjoy roaming bay forests and wetland bogs with sandy soil, according to the Department of Conservation and Recreation ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is home to many beautiful butterflies and moths, with a variety of these insects observed in the state considered rare by the Virginia Department of Conservation and ...

This Mama Llama scored major brownie points with my son Forrest and daughter Jenavieve. My pride and joys gleefully accepted my invitation to spend an afternoon at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, one ...

A myriad butterflies, moths and caterpillars, displayed on tables around the room, greeted visitors as they entered the auditorium at the Law Enforcement Training Academy in Virginia Beach. The ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Author's Note: The above video is on file from Feb. 23, 2021. A new, seasonal exhibit is coming to a Newport News museum this Fall. It'll feature an insect that most people ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Virginia Living Museum is opening a new exhibit full of butterflies to the public, starting Saturday. Butterfly Haven's structure is 14 feet wide, and 14 feet long, and will be ...

As the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s third annual monarch butterfly campaign gains momentum in Northern Virginia this summer, conservationists are taking their fight to the streets — specifically, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Hundreds of painted butterflies filled the foyer of the Virginia Holocaust Museum on Thursday, symbolizing the lives of children lost during the Holocaust. “We didn’t paint nearly as ...

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