Knowing evolutionary boundaries helps scientists forecast how wildlife will respond to our warming planet — and whether there ...

There are nearly 20,000 butterfly species divided into six families. They are spread across every continent except for ...

It's a mystery how butterflies manage to make their brilliant wing colors, but Yale physicists got a glimpse when they took the question to the lab, breeding dull brown butterflies into purple ones.

Following a bad year for butterflies in 2024, it’s more important than ever to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count.

The late morning is clear and warm during my walk. Previous days gave some rain and clouds, and now we have sunshine filtering through the forest trees as I go on my usual woods route. Crossing the ...

In just six generations of selection, they took a brown butterfly and shifted it to a rich, purple color. Turning a "brown bush" purple. The species chosen for this work was Bicyclus anynana, ...

When first seeing brown butterflies, many observers think they are moths. Drab-colored moths are very common, but, in our region during this month, we have four kinds of brown butterflies flitting ...

Scientists found “large” brown butterflies living in the Andes mountains of Peru and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Pierre Boyer Over 15,000 feet up in the mountains of ...

Scientists found “large” brown butterflies living in the Andes mountains of Peru and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Pierre Boyer Over 15,000 feet up in the mountains of ...

Rare butterfly could spark internet debate similar to ‘the dress’ The Purple Emperor butterfly has wings that appear to be blue to some people, but brown to others. By Jeanette Settembre Fox News ...

Over 15,000 feet up in the mountains of Peru, a team of scientists watched in shock as a brown butterfly flew “happily” along then landed on the snowy ground. They’d just discovered a new ...