The butterfly seen here is common and native to North America. It is called the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. It gets its name from a native plant called the spice bush.

Fender’s blue butterfly was first collected in 1929. Within 50 years, ... How had this delicate creature, with its tissue-thin wings and sunflower-seed sized body, ...

The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 ...

The Fender's blue butterfly is found only in Oregon's Willamette Valley -- a 150-mile long region in the state that stretches from Portland to Eugene -- says the service.

A 93-year-old Xerces blue specimen’s DNA shows that the butterfly is a distinct species, making it the first U.S. insect humans drove to extinction.

The U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the Fender’s blue butterfly’s status will officially be changed from “endangered” to “threatened” on Feb. 13.

The butterfly was downlisted on the federal Endangered Species List in February and reclassified as "threatened." A little background Fender’s blue butterflies are found only in Oregon’s ...