The caterpillars of tiger moths and milkweed butterflies consume plants full of poisons and store them, making them taste disgusting to novice birds. Bright, bold colours in the adults - often red or ...

Scientists discovered the effects of acidification on the sea butterflies from samples taken around the Scotia Sea region of the Southern Ocean in February 2008.

But the zebra butterfly has been spotted returning to the same plants day after day to eat pollen. And its habit of eating larger meals has resulted in a lifespan of up to six months, compared with ...

As butterflies can only consume their food through their thin, lengthy tongue (known as a proboscis), they mostly eat liquids ...