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 ...

The colors and patterns of black swallowtails reveal the diversity of evolutionary dynamics acting on the sexes and the various life-history stages Six species of swallowtail butterflies occur locally ...

A selective mating experiment by a curious butterfly breeder has led scientists to a deeper understanding of how butterfly wing color is created and evolves. A selective mating experiment by a curious ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Chicago and the City College of New York has identified a unique, genetic “mimicry switch” that determines whether or not male and female Elymnias ...

Last Saturday, on our beautiful breezy spring day, I noticed a large orange and black butterfly with white spots, flitting ...

A yard does not need a massive budget to become a butterfly hotspot. Bright wings, delicate fluttering, and those quick ...

You can easily attract more winged visitors to your garden by planting this colorful flower near your birdbath, creating a one-stop spot for pollinators.