Hopefully, it’s a problem that butterfly researchers won’t have to face for too much longer. A new museum research project, known as AMISTAD, is combining ancient DNA, modern computing technology and ...

In a titanic effort spanning many years, a team of butterfly experts have listed the butterflies found in Colombia to date. The detailed list of 3,642 butterfly species and 2,085 subspecies makes up ...

A record number of one of the UK's rarest butterflies has been found at a nature site. More than double the number of silk ...

Insects and the plants they depend on are migrating in response to climate change, but not always in the same way.

From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

The Big Butterfly count is the largest national survey of butterflies. Last year, more than 60,000 people submitted 62,500 counts of butterflies and day-flying moths from across the UK. This year, the ...

After realizing I couldn’t name most of the plants in my neighborhood, I downloaded a plant identification app. It was a great way to connect with my surroundings. “Plant identification starts when we ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its very own state butterfly? The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was designated as the official butterfly of the Palmetto State by Act Number 319 in ...