Butterfly eyespot development represents a paradigm of how genetic regulation and developmental processes orchestrate complex morphological patterns. Eyespots are not only visually striking but also ...

For two months, the rainforest terrarium at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is filled with thousands of butterflies fluttering through the air, sometimes even landing on visitors as they pass through.

To help stop the rise of deforestation in Zanzibar, one village has begun to farm a promising new crop: butterflies. To help stop the rise of deforestation in Zanzibar, one village has begun to farm a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — While monarch butterfly numbers ...

The metamorphosis of butterflies from larvae to pupae to adulthood is a natural wonder. By investigating the developmental processes that occur within the pupa, transforming it into a butterfly, ...

A butterfly with a broken wing means almost certain death. But Janine Bendicksen, of Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, was determined to see one monarch butterfly survive. Bendicksen said she’s ...