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 ...

Sometimes, nature's surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists have pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine ...

When a butterfly crosses your path, it’s only natural to take a pause to register such natural beauty and splendor. Like catching sight of a rainbow, seeing a butterfly feels like a special and ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

Hatchlings are killed young, to preserve their wings. The trade in rare butterflies—both legal and illegal—spans the planet, from catchers to middlemen to collectors. A catcher on Bacan island ...

If you are a UD faculty member interested in writing about your research for The Conversation, please email [email protected]. Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They ...

After Hurricane Andrew ripped through South Florida in 1992, the already-scarce Miami blue butterfly almost went extinct: No one recorded a single sighting for years. Finally, in 1999, a cheer went up ...

Citizen scientists are called on to help with tagging monarch butterflies and find out why their numbers are dropping.

With no sightings in two years, the rare Ogasawara blue butterfly, named after its island chain natural habitat far south of Tokyo and designated a national natural treasure, is considered extinct ...

This estimate of Butterfly’s year over year revenue growth for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 is preliminary, based on currently available information, has not been audited and is subject ...