In December of 2025, a Natural History Museum discovery write-up reported that researchers finally untangled a long-running identification problem involving neotropical hairstreak butterflies. A ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

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We know about migrating species of butterflies, but they don't all fly south for the winter. Several overwinter in their home habitat and could use your help.

An international team of scientists have identified nine new species of butterflies using a combination of geographical, morphological and molecular analysis. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Scientists have discovered a new butterfly species in the Canadian Rockies, they report in ZooKeys. The Satyrium curiosolus, or “Curiously Isolated Hairstreak,” lives up to its name. Although it looks ...

People love butterflies. Welcomed by gardeners and just about anyone who spends time outdoors, butterflies are the endearing visitors that flutter along our landscapes from spring thaw to fall frost ...

Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal.

These caterpillars rely on ants to tend them, and they use a surprisingly complex sense of rhythm to make it happen ...

The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 news ...

Next to one of the world’s busiest airports, thousands of solo flights tend to take place each summer, hidden in plain sight. That’s because Los Angeles World Airports, which governs LAX, handles more ...