Butterflies are fragile and vulnerable to predation by all kinds of critters, from birds and reptiles to spiders and other ...

SINGAPORE - A rare butterfly species has set hearts aflutter in the wildlife community after sightings of the black-and-yellow winged insect at the Botanic Gardens emerged on social media this week.

Its distinctive yellow and black pattern makes it easy to recognize. Ornithoptera Goliath, found in New Guinea, has a wingspan of up to 11 inches. This butterfly is part of the birdwing family and ...

Some of the dead birdwing specimens he smuggled ... gold and black while female butterflies have brown, cream and yellow wings. Under U.S. law, you need a license to legally import and export ...

No challenge is too much for these butterflies and moths. Beating the competition is ... The females are dark brown with cream patches and yellow abdomens, and the males are bright green. Huertas says ...

NEW YORK — Birdwing butterflies are among the rarest and largest to grace the planet, their 10-inch (25.4-centimeter) wingspans flapping through the rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australia.

Deceased, protected “birdwing” butterflies were among the insects Charles Limmer shipped into and out of the United States, federal prosecutors said. By Ed Shanahan A Long Island man was ...

KOTA KINABALU: Not many Malaysians are aware that the Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing, also known as Trogonoptera brookiana, is our national butterfly. Many may also not realise that the hologram of the ...

The Golden Birdwing has red spots on its head and thorax, black forewings, and golden yellow hindwings with black veins. Mr Khew, founder of Singapore butterfly interest group ButterflyCircle and ...