The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes time to reach this stage of its adult life.

Once you know the difference, it's easy to identify a viceroy butterfly vs a monarch. See what their wings and caterpillars ...

From a predator’s perspective, these features create an illusion of a second head at the rear of the butterfly. If the attack ...

The theory is butterflies developed this ability to encourage pesky predators into taking a chomp at the wings rather than ...

Butterfly wings aren't very good eating: it's the juicy, nutrient-rich body that predators are after. But the 'false heads' ...

Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned ...

It’s been a rain-soused summer so far, and the butterflies are still scarce – efforts remain steadfast to try and save the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a unique way to analyze the extent of fibrosis using butterfly wings. The team ...

Foglia says he learned how to spot the butterflies flitting among flowers — with their orange and black wings with eyespots on the underside, and bodies that shine in the sun.