The Appalachian tiger swallowtail butterfly is a rare breed: Some 100,000 years ago, two different species mated and their hybrid offspring gave rise to the Appalachian species, researchers have found ...

A unique butterfly breeding experiment gave researchers an opportunity to study the physical and genetic changes underlying the evolution of structural color, responsible for butterflies' iridescent ...

Edith Smith bred a bluer and shinier Common Buckeye at her butterfly farm in Florida, but it took University of California, Berkeley, graduate student Rachel Thayer to explain the physical and genetic ...

PHILADELPHIA – A common butterfly, found in a variety of habitats from the southern United States to northern Argentina, is actually comprised of at least 10 separate species, according to researchers ...

IN the two small volumes before us Dr. Scudder, the author of the greatest monograph on any limited butterfly-fauna that has yet appeared (“The Butterflies of the United States and Canada”), has ...

The scientific name of a butterfly is Lepidoptera. Discover the classification of butterflies, family of butterfly, and more.

The most extensive and systematic insect monitoring program ever undertaken in North America shows that butterfly abundance in Ohio declined yearly by 2%, resulting in an overall 33% drop for the 21 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Next time you’re gardening in your backyard, don’t be surprised if you spot peacocks and zebras. Butterflies, that is. White peacock and zebra heliconian were the second and third most-common species ...