A group of researchers in Germany created 3D printed wings inspired by the monarch butterfly. These robotic wings are ...

In 1972, the US meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked a now-famous question: "Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in ...

Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

There are so many amazing and marvelous aspects in nature. Take the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) for example. This may be the most familiar and recognized butterfly in North America yet I ...

Sasha Jumanca (Germany/Romania) emphasises the symmetry of the wings of two silver-studded blue butterflies. It surprised Sasha how many butterflies were “dancing in the air from one flower to the ...

One explanation for the name ‘butterfly’ is that butterflies were attracted to milk and were seen as evil spirits trying to steal it. The eyes on some butterflies’ wings are designed to ...

Its flashy red or orange wings make the Florida leafwing butterfly easy to spot in flight ... This butterfly, whose only known host plant is the pineland croton, reaches adult sizes of 2.75 to 3 ...