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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Engineered mutant butterflies give a glimpse deep into the genetic roots of wing patterns, an international team reported Monday in the Proceedings of the ...

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 ...

There is nothing quite like the wing of a moth or butterfly. They are different from other insect wings. A butterfly’s wing is like a jet and a paper airplane mashed together, then covered with tiny ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Butterflies have long captured our attention due to their amazing color diversity. But why are they so colorful? A new publication led by researchers from Sweden and Germany suggests that female ...