To stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. In order to attract a mate, the male Pierella luna butterfly of ...

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

Heliconius charithonia is one of the species of butterflies whose wing patterns scientists scrutinized to better understand the evolutionary process. This butterfly is wild-type; the genetically ...

Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to new genetic data. Bright black-and-red ...

Butterflies being so good, the question must be asked: What kinds of plants can you grow in your garden that will attract them most? There are a wide variety of plants that butterflies absolutely love ...

Nudibranchs are often referred to as the butterflies of the sea. Nudibranchs live worldwide, primarily in warm, shallow marine regions, and stand out for their flamboyant colors and diverse shapes. A ...

There is nothing quite like the wing of a moth or butterfly. They are different from other insect wings. A butterfly’s wing is like a jet and a paper airplane mashed together, then covered with tiny ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Engineered mutant butterflies give a glimpse deep into the genetic roots of wing patterns, an international team reported Monday in the Proceedings of the ...

I went to Block Creek Natural Area in the Hill Country to study birds, but I wound up being pleasantly distracted by a multitude of butterflies. The fields were blanketed with wildflowers - nodding ...

You’ve heard of disappearing ink. Now get ready for suddenly appearing ink. Using a clear liquid, researchers can print a full rainbow of colors on transparent surfaces. The trick is printing the ...

The human eye is powerfully attracted to bright colors. When you look at a yard, the first thing you will be the colorful flowerbeds. Our eyes are also drawn to motion. When everything else is still, ...