As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the pleasant flutter of butterflies in your garden during the day. And perhaps if you've left a porch light on during the night, you will ...

We enjoy observing the fluttering of butterflies and moths in our pollinator gardens, but do we recognize their differences, or do we assume all are butterflies? We appreciate these native insects ...

Transparent wing patches may do more than allow butterflies and moths to hide -- they may also warn predators to leave them alone, suggests a new study. Transparent wing patches may do more than allow ...

It sounds a little unbelievable at first. A caterpillar turns into what is basically a biological soup inside a chrysalis, then re-emerges as a butterfly or moth with wings, new senses, and a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is home to many beautiful butterflies and moths, with a variety of these insects observed in the state considered rare by the Virginia Department of Conservation and ...

We were looking for a rare butterfly. We had hiked into one of Whitewater area's many valleys, where we had spotted the endangered Karner blue butterfly on a handful of previous trips. As usual, we ...

Butterfly garden ideas include nectar and host plants, water access, and pest-minimising practices to attract and support ...

MILLERSBURG – Encased in a series of cabinets, dozens of moth and butterfly displays sit in neatly arranged frames and mounts, waiting to be unearthed for its next showing. More than 18,000 of the ...

In the early 1990s, Keith Willmott and a friend, both undergraduate students from the United Kingdom, arrived in Ecuador with ...

Climate warming reduces nectar quality in flowers, leaving migrating monarch butterflies with less energy to survive winter.