Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

About 11 million of the butterflies were seen in the UK during the last "painted lady year" in 2009. Sightings of painted ladies have prompted the posting of countless pictures and videos.

Different cultures believe that the color of a butterfly can symbolize everything from creativity to evil. Here we explain ...

Hatchlings are killed young, to preserve their wings. The trade in rare butterflies—both legal and illegal—spans the planet, from catchers to middlemen to collectors. A catcher on Bacan island ...

[PHOTOS: CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD] Ordinarily ... He used to give stipend to people who plant trees because it attracted butterflies to his expansive farm. He used to sell the pupae to some ...

The wings that had eyespots with glistening centres were found to be more effective at deterring predators than those without them. The intimidation hypothesis also suggests that eyespots are ...

“To capture the photos, the lens must be moved no more ... them as the next revolution in security coding. While butterflies’ wing colors appear due to the nature of those scales they produce ...

If you want to catch sight of many of Britain's butterflies, you'll need to be ... but it can now be spotted fluttering its wings largely in Somerset. Described as "fussy" by Dr Fox, the Large ...

Whatever you collect, you are not alone. Most of us collect something. One Fairbanks man started collecting butterflies as a 6-year-old boy in New York and kept at it for more than 70 years.