A peacock butterfly with eyespots on its wings. Credit: Dr. Hannah Rowland Dr. Hannah Rowland and Dr. John Skelhorn explain how these defensive patterns on moth…
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A silky owl (Taenaris catopsv) butterfly with distinctive eyespots on its wings. Credit: Kristof Zyskowski and Yulia Bereshpolova Findings highlight that novel complex traits, such…
Photo of the Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri). Recent research suggests that changes in precipitation related to climate change will have a greater impact…
Larger, overlapping scales in red and green begin to form their structural details midway through development (right). Each image is 75 μm wide. Credit: Anthony…
The 93-year-old Xerces blue butterfly specimen used in this study. Credit: Field Museum The Xerces blue butterfly was last seen flapping its iridescent periwinkle wings…
Male and female Polyommatus icarus mating. Credit: Stephanie A. Rivest This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with…
A Painted Lady butterfly in Morocco. Credit: Orio Massana Weather conditions shown to have big influence on migration numbers. A species of butterfly found in…
A glasswing butterfly feeding at flowers in Costa Rica. The remarkable transparency of these butterflies allows them to be “invisible,” and the antiglare coating of…
Heliconius melpomene butterflies mating in captivity in Panama. Credit: Kelsey Byers Butterflies have evolved to produce a strongly scented chemical in their genitals that they…
Described by the ‘father of zoogeography’ and co-author of the theories of evolution and natural selection, the species hasn’t been reexamined since 1866. An over…
Micro-bumps and a nanoscale wax layer on fragile butterfly wings shatter and spread raindrops to minimize damage. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers / Cornell University…
Optical Illusion Created by Butterflies’ Wing Scales Is Secret to Ultra-Black, Lightweight Materials
Optical Illusion Created by Butterflies’ Wing Scales Is Secret to Ultra-Black, Lightweight Materials
The black patches on the wings of some butterflies are 10 to 100 times darker than everyday black objects. Clockwise from top left: Catonephele numilia,…
Infrared photographs of butterflies, where brightness correlates with the capability of radiative cooling. Credit: Nanfang Yu and Cheng-Chia Tsai/Columbia Engineering Researchers discover that butterflies have…
Is Evolution Predictable? This study of Heliconius butterflies says that it isn’t. An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies at the Smithsonian Tropical…
Scientists have discovered why climate change may be contributing to the decline of some British butterflies and moths, such as Silver-studded Blue. Credit: Dr. Callum…