Butterflies are among the most beautiful creatures on this planet. They enthrall people with their delicacy, innocence, and ...

In a prairie full of wildflowers, Erica Henry got down on all fours, then ducked under a low mesh tent, one of 10 homemade ...

But Li and her team managed to find a way to overcome the obstacles, taking advantage of the way the lesser purple emperor butterfly’s wings switch from a tawny brown to purple as it beats its ...

While much of Guåhan’s vegetation struggles under the intense tropical sun these days, a quiet harmony unfolds along the ...

Postman butterflies use the striking red bands of colour across their wings to find each other ... Its upper side is steel blue with an orange band. However, the underside is a dull brown, appearing ...

This mild and largely sunny spring period seems to have worked well for the early flying butterflies. Those which have over ...

The squinting bush brown butterfly (Bicyclus anynana) features a series of eyespots along the outer edges of it wings. The patterns vary depending on the time of year. During the wet season when the ...

The team specifically used the wings of the Morpho butterfly. Aside from being one of the largest butterflies in the world, the Morpho butterfly is known for its iridescent, bright blue wings that ...

Known for its shimmering blue wings, the Morpho butterfly owes its brilliance not to pigments but to microscopic structures that manipulate light. Now, researchers are harnessing those same ...

More than eight decades ago, a mesmerizing butterfly with iridescent cobalt wings and stunning spots called the Xerces blue vanished from San Francisco. When it disappeared, the Xerces became ...