Independent researcher Sarangapani Neog has published a second edition documenting butterflies from Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary ...

When introducing a new species to science, taxonomists always get to choose its scientific name. And while there are some general rules to naming, there's also relative freedom. Often, new species are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Butterfly abundance in the continental United States has crashed some 22% in only 20 years across 554 species counted, an alarming ...

Up to 19 species of butterflies will be fluttering throughout the Bolz Conservatory during Olbrich’s Blooming Butterflies ...

The monarch butterfly, an unmistakable sign of spring, is now considered an endangered species at risk of extinction. The International Union for Conservation added the monarch butterfly to its Red ...

Monarch butterflies can fly dozens of miles in a day. They are an astonishing and intrepid species in North America. But in some places, populations of the migratory monarch butterfly, an iconic ...

Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found. A region of their brain, known as the mushroom body due to its shape, ...

Some butterflies possess a remarkable defense mechanism, appearing to have two heads. A recent study examined over 900 ...

Looking to let the stress of the day go and get in touch with nature? A trip to the Kaleidoscope Butterfly Garden at the ...

The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 news ...

What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? That’s basically Heliconius in the butterfly world.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A monarch butterfly rests at a home in Whittier. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday moved ...