On some butterfly wings, “tails” may be more than just elegant adornments. They’re survival tools too, a study suggests. The tails seem to attract the attention of attacking birds, keeping them away ...

From swallowtails to painted ladies, meet some interesting caterpillars you might find in your yard — and find out about the ...

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete ...

The wings of monarchs that survive a 2,000-mile-long migration tend to be spottier, suggesting that feature may aid the insects’ ability to fly. By Kate Golembiewski Every fall, monarch butterflies ...

EVER since the days of the immortal Wallace, biologists have been intrigued with the distributional problems presented by the fauna of the Malay Archipelago. Probably the butterflies have proved more ...

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

The fifth Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principle is attracting wildlife. Though attracting butterflies, birds, and hummingbirds may sound difficult, it’s very easy once you know which plants to add ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The details matter in the local environment — right down to birds and bugs in the yard, maintains special education teacher Cliff Hagen. As the president of Protectors of Pine ...