The heath fritillary, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies, has seen a remarkable resurgence on the National Trust’s Holnicote ...

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.

You may have walked along fences or trellises and noticed a green climbing vine with exotic lavender and white blossoms that look more tropical than Texan. That vine is the Maypop Passion Vine ...

When a butterfly species in Britain is lost sometimes they’ve been able to go to other parts of Europe to find them. But New Zealand’s lepodoptera species – that’s butterflies and moths – 93 percent ...

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 ...

The popular concept has been depicted in everything from film to social media testimonials, but the real science behind the butterfly effect can help scientists predict the future.

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 ...

Some favorites include monarch, swallowtail, skipper, sulphur, painted lady and gulf fritillary. To get more enjoyment when viewing butterflies, invest in a field guide that identifies local species.

Turning to the Gulf Fritillary, Shapiro said neither the butterfly nor its host plant, passion vine or passion flower, is native. “This butterfly entered California about 1875 with the railroad from ...