Watching butterflies flitting about in the backyard never gets old. Yet with hundreds of species out there, it can be hard to identify butterflies. Experts know a few tricks, though. Think of this ...

Sue Bargh spotted this small white on a verbena that she grew to six feet (1.8m) tall in Chester If you're keen on pictures of butterflies, you're in luck. Sir David Attenborough has said spending ...

Its survival depends on dwindling patches of its host plant, the spiny redberry. This small, bright yellow-orange, spotted butterfly is jeopardized by urban development, increasingly frequent and ...

Encountering a butterfly can bring you great comfort after the death of a loved one. Many believe they bring communication from the other side.

Famous for the striking 'eyes' gazing from its wings, this large butterfly can be spotted a mile off. Native to the forests of central and South America, the banana-loving species wears a disguise to ...

Before June 2018, a number of butterflies were spotted, but only in Hahajima island, and not since then. The Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo’s Hino embarked on a breeding program in 2005 in ...

The Xerces Society, a conservation group dedicated to invertebrate protection, announced disheartening news for insect ...

Although the Florida leafwing can be spotted in all months, the butterfly's coloring varies from season to season and is brightest during the summer. Though it was once abundant throughout Miami-Dade ...