Ahead of the Big Butterfly Count next month, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies – that was once on ‘the brink of extinction’ ...

Gulf Fritillary butterfly also known as Passion Butterfly, "Agraulis vanillae" in a sequence of shots opening and closing its wings on top of a violet flower. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to ...

More than 1,000 heath fritillaries have been recorded so far this year on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset.

Butterflies are colorful, delicate, and graceful creatures that bring beauty to the world. They are also exciting to watch as ...

You may have walked along fences or trellises and noticed a green climbing vine with exotic lavender and white blossoms that ...

Summer is prime butterfly season. Butterflies are cold-blooded, meaning their body temperatures are the same as the surrounding air.

Anyone who has butterflies in their garden has been asked to take urgent action after worrying new figures showed numbers have plunged in the last 12 months. The latest annual results from the UK ...

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve now hosts 180 butterfly species, indicating a healthier ecosystem, alongside 135 tigers, enhancing its biodiversity significance.

Watching as a butterfly floats across your yard can feel magical, as if it’s reminding you to slow down and enjoy the view. But as it turns out, routine visits by these ethereal insects can be more ...

236-million-year-old Triassic fossil reveals earliest known butterfly, moth scales. The discovery has helped fill a 40-million-year gap in the evolutionary record of Lepidoptera, the period ...