The photo shows an Anophthalmus hitleri, a "Hitler beetle" under a microscope in the State Zoological Collection in Munich. Streets are renamed, monuments removed and books rewritten. A debate is ...

A new genus of butterfly has been discovered, and the scientists who found it decided to name the critter after a famous Lord of the Rings villain. The Natural History Museum of London has announced ...

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Butterfly populations in the US declined 22% between 2000 and 2020. Butterflies and moths belong to the biological order Lepidoptera. Butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Up until 100 million years ago, butterflies were night creatures ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The piercing and malevolent gaze of Sauron, the powerful villain The ...

Pipevine swallowtail, American snout, sleepy orange, red-banded hairstreak — just saying the names of butterfly species found around Tulsa makes the tongue dance. One of Oxley Nature Center naturalist ...

Delias sambawana, a butterfly that hails from Indonesia, at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace and phylogeny by Hillis, Zwickl, and Gutell When Akito Kawahara ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first countrywide ...