The Butterfly Pavilion successfully closed the full lifecycle of a firefly species native to Colorado under human care for ...

Butterfly Pavilion said this achievement sets a new standard for firefly conservation and invertebrate research worldwide.

Fireflies are nature's flash mob — appearing briefly to dazzle and glow before dying. That makes the charismatic creatures, ...

Colorado isn't known for its fireflies, but that hasn't stopped the Butterfly Pavilion from doing groundbreaking research on ...

Entomology Manger Francisco Garcia points to a container filled with firefly larva at the Butterfly Pavilion in Broomfield on Tuesday. The fireflies were originally collected near Fort Collins in 2021 ...

A Butterfly Pavilion conservation team made their annual trek to Fort Collins to collect firefly eggs and bring them back to the lab to hatch them. Last month, a male and two females became what ...

To this end, the Butterfly Pavilion has been encouraging Coloradans to document their own firefly encounters through a project dubbed, "Colorado Firefly Watch.". Additionally, the Butterfly ...

The Butterfly Pavilion has long been a beloved attraction for anyone with a soft spot for the spineless. The thousands of guests who pass through its doors in Westminster each month can pet a hissing ...

Butterfly Pavilion entomologist Francisco Garcia, right, and intern Andy Draper hold a trap containing a firefly captured at Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins.

Entomology Manger Francisco Garcia points to a container filled with firefly larva at the Butterfly Pavilion in Broomfield on Tuesday. The fireflies were originally collected near Fort Collins in ...

Entomology Manger Francisco Garcia points to a container filled with firefly larva at the Butterfly Pavilion in Broomfield on Tuesday. The fireflies were originally collected near Fort Collins in ...