How ancient gene transfers, genomes, and pollination shaped moths and butterflies - and why their sudden decline is raising ...

In December of 2025, a Natural History Museum discovery write-up reported that researchers finally untangled a long-running ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

New research shows climate change may push monarch butterflies farther south and make their long migration harder in the ...

When a butterfly crosses your path, it’s only natural to take a pause to register such natural beauty and splendor. Like catching sight of a rainbow, seeing a butterfly feels like a special and ...

A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained in ...

Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal.

Conventional wisdom is that if you cultivate host plants, butterflies will come. Take, for example, milkweed. After declining monarch populations began making headlines in the late 1990s, people ...

Suitable habitat for migrating monarch butterflies will shift southwards because of climate change, according to a study ...