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

Butterfly Pavilion said its firefly research project began in 2017 to study the biology and behavior of Colorado’s fireflies, species so unknown that many Coloradans don’t even realize they exist.

She said the best way to ensure that fireflies populations stay healthy is to focus on the needs of the larvae and not just the more charismatic, “flashy” adults. Luckily, while firefly conservation ...

Butterfly Pavilion’s Firefly Lifecycle Project began in 2017 to study the biology and behavior of Colorado’s elusive fireflies, species so unknown that many Coloradans don’t even realize ...

Fireflies sourced from Fort Collins have produced what the Butterfly Pavilion believes are the first successfully reared male and female Colorado species of firefly from eggs to adulthood, the ...

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 ...

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Researchers said the breakthrough moment came with the emergence of a female firefly born and raised entirely under human care at Butterfly Pavilion.