The meadow brown butterfly’s Latin name is Maniola or ‘little spirit from hell’. It has been represented as a demon in art. The Greek word psyche means both spirit and butterfly. The Greeks ...

Discover astonishing butterfly facts and delight in learning about the superlatives of butterflies, from the largest to the smallest to the fastest. Whether you're a nature enthusiast, an avid ...

Enjoy these fascinating swallowtail butterfly facts. A female black swallowtail can lay up to 400 eggs in her short life.

The splashy monarch butterfly only lives about five weeks, but its entire survival is in question due to threats posed by ...

A neural change in butterflies alters mating preferences, influencing evolution through genetic and sensory mechanisms.

Now, a groundbreaking new study offers the most comprehensive answers to date about the status of butterflies in the contiguous United States. In 20 years, the fleeting time it takes for a human ...

In the Midwest, insecticides are the number one driver of butterfly biodiversity loss. In other regions, the story is not so clear, and it is likely a combination of anthropogenic stressors that is ...

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