Kaori Fukuyama’s ‘Garden of Transformation’ comprises a large metal butterfly wing sculpture, a native garden area and ...

McCloskey advances on the butterfly, its body immobilised on the table with a loop of wire. One of its wings is stretched out - black inky veins running through a delicate orange membrane.

Researchers probe the genetic logic underlying eyespot development on butterfly wings, identifying the origin of a beautiful and useful novel complex trait. For the Michigan Tech biologist on the team ...

In his younger days, artist Victor Abellana would collect butterflies with his friends in the wilderness of Cebu ...

The 12th place went to this shot of a butterfly's wing scales on a medical syringe. Image: Daniel Knop Nikon’s Small World photography competition just reached its half-century mark, which ...

Madison Kuhle, 5, Lawrence, poses as a butterfly for her father at the Monarch Watch open house Saturday at Foley Hall on Kansas University's campus. Maxx Marshall, 4, Lawrence, gets an up-close ...

Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths (known collectively as Lepidoptera) make use of their vibrant wing patterns? Why are some species experts in ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful. More importantly, some have colourful and elaborate patterns that serve as a defence against hungry predators. There are many butterfly and moth ...