The University of California San Diego research team has discovered that these microscopic structures on the wings can be used to analyze cancer biopsy samples. Best of all, it’ ...

Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

Male eros blue butterflies gather in large numbers to lie in the sun. Their shimmery blue colour is not produced by pigments but by the structure of their scales, which reflect light. Stacked layers ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTION: The Miami blue is a small butterfly with a wingspan of only about an inch ... Mature larvae vary in color, ranging from light green to maroon. Pupae are black or green. HABITAT: Primarily ...

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 ...