A butterfly’s bold stripes, bands and spots on their wings can help them evade predators. Sure, camouflage is one route, but ...

Researchers shot butterflies taking off in super slo-mo and found the patterned wings may actually be an optical illusion to ...

The optical illusion inside butterfly wings is similar to the barber-pole illusion. When looking at the red-and-white striped ...

By Marta Serafinko Sept 30 (Reuters) - When a bird lunges at a butterfly in mid-flight, it may see something that is not ...

There are 12 million butterflies in the collection at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the University of Florida. Welcome to From Florida, a podcast that showcases the student ...

A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the "butterfly ...

Butterflies can be indicators of a healthy environment. Trashi Yangtse is home to more than 400 species of butterflies, ...

Monarch butterflies can fly dozens of miles in a day. They are an astonishing and intrepid species in North America. But in some places, populations of the migratory monarch butterfly, an iconic ...

The Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO holds 2,000 drawers of butterfly specimens, including some that were collected more than a century ago. In the past, insect collecting was a hobby as ...

When a butterfly crosses your path, it's only natural to take a pause to register such natural beauty and splendor. Like catching sight of a rainbow, seeing a butterfly feels like a special and ...

Biswanath, Sept 28: More than 150 butterfly species were recorded in two days at Behali Wildlife Sanctuary, highlighting the ...

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 news ...