New Guinea is a haven for butterflies with nearly 1,000 species. Moving through dense jungle in search of the largest of them all, the Darwin team wonders how something so big can be so hard to find!

Princess Charlotte gently holds a Red Admiral, which she found near her family's home in Norfolk Princess Charlotte and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined the Big Butterfly Count - a ...

Today, Queen Alexandra’s birdwing is recognised as the world’s biggest butterfly. The largest specimen, which has a wingspan of 27.3cm, is also cared for by the Museum. Listen to Museum butterfly ...

Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition, the largest such temporary tropical butterfly exhibit in the U.S, ...

It is the pale hue of the Brimstone that is the origin of the word butterfly. Another favourite is the huge Swallowtail, Britain’s biggest butterfly, doing so well in my beloved Broads National Park.