Butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, and there are a lot of them. Researchers believe there are up to ...

In the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains, an unassuming yet remarkable butterfly has been quietly flying under our scientific radar for years. With a wingspan of an inch to an inch and a half, and ...

During the Industrial Revolution, the light, speckled British peppered moth stood out against the ... and I saw the [pure homozygous mutant] phenotype—the whole light brown butterfly—which was really ...

Work to boost butterfly species at a nature reserve will continue its "success story" thanks to a new lease. Butterfly Conservation's work at Magdalen Hill Down, near Winchester in Hampshire, has ...

The meadow brown butterfly’s Latin name is Maniola or ‘little spirit from hell’. It has been represented as a demon in art. The Greek word psyche means both spirit and butterfly. The Greeks ...

Butterfly expert Luke Brown explains which flowers from around the world you can plant to encourage butterflies and wildlife gardener Caroline Ware reveals how a variety of British native plant ...

an unassuming yet remarkable butterfly has been quietly flying under our scientific radar for years. With a wingspan of an inch to an inch and a half, and wings that are brown on top and grayish ...