Corey McMaken Apr 9, 2021 Apr 9, 2021 Updated Jun 3, 2022 After a year off because of the pandemic, the live butterfly exhibit is again spreading its wings at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical ...

Tiny light-scattering structures that give today’s butterflies and moths their brilliant hues date back to the days of the dinosaurs. Fossilized mothlike insects from the Jurassic Period bear textured ...

(CN) – Heliconius butterflies develop nearly identical wing and color patterns whether they’re in Peru or Costa Rica, and a team of scientists have discovered the reason why. Heliconius butterflies ...

To stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. In order to attract a mate, the male Pierella luna butterfly of ...

Globally, there are about 3,000 species of dragonflies inhabiting freshwater habitats. Each species has a unique color along their bodies or wings that helps them camouflage into their surroundings, ...

New research in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other animals, from lions to birds. Further, the findings could also provide ...

When many of us think of moths, we think of drab little insects that flit around light bulbs at night. However, some of the most beautiful lepidopterans are moths, not butterflies. So, what is the ...