Butterflies, thousands of swooping, iridescent butterflies, are set to charm visitors at Butterfly Jungle, running from Saturday to April 15 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The butterflies have been ...

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

TRENTO, Italy -- In a lush greenhouse high in the Alps, butterflies of various species and colors flutter freely while butterfly pupae are suspended in a structure as they grow into adult insects.

Nature, it seems, strategizes so species survive. That’s why a caterpillar crawling amid greenery turns into a green pupa, blending into its surroundings and lessening the chance a bird will make it ...

Spring is around the corner, and there’s a buzz in the air at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as keepers prepare for butterfly season. The zoo’s annual Butterfly Jungle event takes place Mar. 16 through ...

Watching a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis is enough to evoke wonder even from the most world-weary of souls. But rarely do we get to see behind the scenes of the pupa’s transformation. Current ...

It’s been rumored that the monarch butterfly has made its return to Ohio. For those who marvel at the majesty of butterflies, you can get a closer look at over 60 species of them at the “Amazing ...

As many as 1,200 people living around the forests of coastal Kenya and Tanzania have turned to butterfly farming to make a living. Many of them were once loggers who now defend the forest. Three ...