Many butterflies develop wing patterns that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators. While growing complex body parts like wings involves many genes, the difference between two ...

Charleston is home to monarch butterflies that spend winter on surrounding barrier islands instead of migrating to Mexico Credit: E. Weeks/SCDNR The piercing orange of butterflies fluttering along the ...

You can now create your own personal collection of butterflies without killing the beautiful insects.

An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies in Panama was faced with a mystery: how do pairs of unrelated butterflies from Peru to Costa Rica evolve nearly the same ...

Filmmaker and artist Rao Heidmets brings Estonian folk patterns to life in his solo show "Folk Butterflies" at Tartu's Omicum Gallery. The show features 20 digital works depicting new, yet-unnamed ...