A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the ...

A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, ...

Study warns that climate change is rapidly shrinking mountain habitats, threatening two-thirds of butterfly species with extinction by 2070.

Butterfly conservatories provide a rare chance to see the colorful world of butterflies in their natural surroundings ...

CHICAGO — When it comes to finding a partner, looks matter, especially if you’re a butterfly. For certain species of colorful tropical butterflies, the connection between vision and mate ...

A simple neural change alters mating preferences in male butterflies, aiding rapid behavioral evolution, researchers report.

Heliconius are a group of tropical butterflies known for their wide variety of wing patterns and colors, which act as a warning to predators. Because wing coloration is crucial for their survival ...

They found that a "simple" neural change alters mating preferences in male butterflies. Study co-author Dr. Nicholas VanKuren, of the University of Chicago, said: "Heliconius are a group of tropical ...

If you do have tropical milkweed, make sure to cut it down on November 1 and don't let it grow until March 1, he said. Eastern monarch butterflies migrate north from Mexico in the spring ...

Heliconius are a group of tropical butterflies known for their wide variety of wing patterns and colors, which act as a warning to predators. Because wing coloration is crucial for their survival ...