Researchers at China’s Southwestern University recently studied the life cycles of two butterfly species—Danaus chrysippus (plain tiger) and Papilio polytes (common Mormon)— and two silkworm ...

To reach these conclusions, researchers created the world's largest butterfly tree of life, which they used as a guide to trace trace the ... split the continent in two, while present-day Mexico ...

Researchers have created a hybrid butterfly whose genes and color are blends of two other species. New species typically arise from the branching of one species into two, but in Thursday's issue ...

But this butterfly had no trace of orange anywhere ... These insects are perfect subjects for addressing two of the most fundamental questions in the study of evolution. First, where do new ...