Butterflies, thousands of swooping, iridescent butterflies, are set to charm visitors at Butterfly Jungle, running from Saturday to April 15 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The butterflies have been ...

A research team of scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and Princeton University has provided insights into the origins of complete metamorphosis in insects. More than 60% of all animal species ...

Jana Johnson coaxes a Palos Verdes blue butterfly onto her finger. "After butterflies came into my life, I completely reinvented myself," she says. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) For the record ...

It’s been rumored that the monarch butterfly has made its return to Ohio. For those who marvel at the majesty of butterflies, you can get a closer look at over 60 species of them at the “Amazing ...

TRENTO, Italy -- In a lush greenhouse high in the Alps, butterflies of various species and colors flutter freely while butterfly pupae are suspended in a structure as they grow into adult insects.

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

One of the best-loved sights outside is a brightly colored butterfly. Surprisingly, the life of the showy butterfly depends on the humble, inconspicuous caterpillar that precedes it. Fritillaries, ...

The colour, design, and structure of a butterfly are really mesmerizing and beautiful. The intricate patterns on their wings are often works of art, and the colours are so vibrant and eye-catching ...

Spring is around the corner, and there’s a buzz in the air at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as keepers prepare for butterfly season. The zoo’s annual Butterfly Jungle event takes place Mar. 16 through ...

An eastern lubber grasshopper, or Romalea guttata sits on a leaf at the Insect Zoo at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Photos by Jenny Marder. And now, an end-of-the-week pause to celebrate ...

11:46 a.m. May 25, 2023: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Rudi Mattoni was a professor at UCLA. He was a lecturer. His 1994 survey was also not funded by the Urban Wildlands Group.