In a first-of-its-kind study, Yale researchers were able to create a global map of butterfly diversity “hot-spots.” These ...

At first glance, this medium-sized butterfly may seem brown and commonplace. A second look will bring the yellow-rimmed black eyespots with blue centers to your attention, as well as the orange ...

The karner blue butterfly is a federally endangered butterfly ... with four black markings on each wing, and the bottom wings are brown. Their larvae feed on grass, such as bottlebrush grass.

Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. The new species was ...

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 ...

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 ...

As he paged through a science magazine, he was stopped by an article on how butterflies generate color in their wings. The brilliant iridescent blue of the various Morpho species, for example ...

A brown and orange butterfly with ... A small bright blue butterfly with black spots on the underside of its wings. It is widespread in England and Wales and its range is expanding northwards ...

In a forested region of Angola where a cliff separates the landscape, a new species of butterfly was discovered ... iridescent blue or green upperside of wings of males, and also because they ...