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 ...

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 ...

The most beautiful butterflies in the world: People have been interested in butterflies for hundreds of years because of their bright colors and complicated wing patterns. But the prettiest ...

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, ...

Butterflies being so good, the question must be asked: What kinds of plants can you grow in your garden that will attract them most? There are a wide variety of plants that butterflies absolutely love ...

The zoo is now home to hundreds of butterflies from 30 different species of Neotropical butterflies. The zoo is now home to hundreds of butterflies from 30 different species of Neotropical butterflies ...

Imagine a meadow of flowers: a kaleidoscope of colors with butterflies aflutter in all their prismatic splendor. Add a warm sunny day and it’s a picture of perfection. What more does a butterfly need?

Does it seem far fewer colorful butterflies are flitting overhead or alighting on your yard’s flowers this summer? You are not alone, and you are not mistaken. Butterfly counts by the North American ...