A brightly colored Mediterranean butterfly had long been confused with a common species. Genetic analyses have revealed its ...

I asked my daughter if she knew how butterflies taste. She gave me a surprised look and responded with, “I’ve never had one.” ...

Chandigarh's Butterfly Park attracts visitors with its serene environment. It showcases diverse butterfly species in their ...

Butterfly sightings are up 83% this year, but that follows a steep decline as the habitats that are vital for Ireland’s ...

Conservationists have called for “landscape-wide” action to protect butterflies, as new official figures indicate declines of ...

Clearing invasive species will help butterflies return as the land diversities and regrows more species. Here are some tips ...

Horwood House Hotel in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, has opened a resort for butterflies to support eight native species ...

A rare butterfly species — the zebra swallowtail — has been spotted in Toronto's High Park for the first time in over a century. The rare butterfly was spotted by Crystal Byrne, a butterfly enthusiast ...

Wildlife officials say the extremely rare insect is making an important comeback in Michigan. Scientists found several ...

Plant it and they will come. Believe it or not, it really is that simple when it comes to butterfly host plants. Scatter dill seeds among your lovely pink cosmos, and soon you’ll see swallowtails.

Monarch butterflies are completely reliant on milkweed plants to reproduce, and planting milkweed can support the pollinators ...

I’d guess that more than 95 per cent of the butterflies in my Girton, Cambridge, garden are wretched cabbage whites. And yes, they love a succession of tasty summer flowers — lavender, then verbena ...