Heliconius charithonia is one of the species of butterflies whose wing patterns scientists scrutinized to better understand the evolutionary process. This butterfly is wild-type; the genetically ...

To stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. In order to attract a mate, the male Pierella luna butterfly of ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) – Painted Lady butterflies are fluttering through western Nevada in what biologists believe to be the largest local migration of the colorful insect in close to a decade. ”This is ...

The shift from warm summer to cool fall conditions can be stressful for many animals. Surviving each season requires a ...

Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to new genetic data. Bright black-and-red ...

GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI — Thousands of bright, colorful butterflies from around the globe will take flight next month at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park for the 30th annual Butterflies Are ...

Engineered mutant butterflies give a glimpse deep into the genetic roots of wing patterns, an international team reported Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The authors of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Thousands of bright, colorful butterflies are fluttering inside the tropical conservatory at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park for the annual Fred & Dorothy Fichter ...

The human eye is powerfully attracted to bright colors. When you look at a yard, the first thing you will be the colorful flowerbeds. Our eyes are also drawn to motion. When everything else is still, ...

The butterflies are mostly flying over the capital especially southern parts, Mahmoud Mirlouhi told Fars news agency on Saturday. Their population increased due to the recent unprecedented rainfall, ...