A genomic study reveals that butterflies originated in what is present-day western North America or Central America 1. The insects evolved around 100 million years ago after flowering plants ...

Dozens of new wild spaces are set to be created to attract butterflies, moths, and other wildlife across Glasgow. Working with Glasgow City Council, the Butterfly Conservation charity hopes to open 40 ...

We expect butterflies to be both beautiful and symmetrical; however, some are not. Gynandromorphism is estimated to occur in about one in 10,000 butterflies. As you can see in this Instagram post, ...

Transparent wing patches may do more than allow butterflies and moths to hide -- they may also warn predators to leave them alone, suggests a new study. Transparent wing patches may do more than allow ...

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is bringing back its butterfly exhibit and live music nights this spring.

We'll never look at pond scum the same way again. Scientists in Germany discovered the oldest known fossils of moths and butterflies while sifting through what could be described as ...

The first signs of spring are stirring at Midland’s Dow Gardens.

Conventional wisdom is that if you cultivate host plants, butterflies will come. Take, for example, milkweed. After declining monarch populations began making headlines in the late 1990s, people ...