The first UK visitor was a female butterfly and was spotted at Landguard Nature Reserve on 2 August by volunteer Will Brame, ...

An annual butterfly count proves even a dull, dreary day can be brighten by Georgia's range of butterfly species.

Butterflies from the Lycaenidae family which have small, bright, and often iridescent, wings had the poorest thermal buffering and low thermal tolerance.

They found that the warmer the temperature, the smaller the butterfly. Beyond 32 C, the butterflies died. Next, the researchers looked to see how the smaller butterflies performed in flight.

It's hard for small butterflies with light-colored wings to regulate body temperature as Earth gets warmer, a new study found. A Juditha caucana butterfly is shown in Panama on the finger of lead ...

Start with flowers that provide the nectar butterflies need for energy. Butterflies are naturally drawn to vibrant colors like red, orange, yellow, and purple, and they can see ultraviolet light ...

Do Butterflies Rest When It Rains? Anytime a hurricane threatens here in the South, we get a lot of questions at the butterfly free-flight exhibit where I work about what we do to protect the ...

This is where humans come in ‒ because it doesn’t take much to plant a butterfly haven. All the insects need is nectar from flowers and places to lay their eggs, which just about any yard can ...