Hidden in dense forests and remote landscapes, these rare butterflies are nature’s elusive jewels. From iridescent wings to ...

When a butterfly emerged from its chrysalis and unfurled its wings, an entymology-exhibit volunteer thought someone was playing a joke on him. Rare cross-dressing butterfly found - CNET X ...

Researchers hope the Miami blue butterfly — a delicate creature with a wingspan about as wide as an adult's thumb — can find a way to thrive in a fragile environment that needed extensive ...

South Florida’s atala butterfly, a quarter-size insect with shimmery turquoise spots on wings like black velvet, was assumed extinct in the 1950s – scrubbed from the universe by man’s ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A rare butterfly found in Utah and neighboring states will land on the U.S. list of "threatened" species ... butterflies are now condensed in one very small zone," Hershcovich ...

(CNN) — The world’s largest butterfly tree of life is helping researchers determine where the winged insects originated when they first appeared on Earth about 100 Read More Skip to content ...

A rare butterfly fossil discovered decades ago in Japan was identified as a new extinct species, according to a study published on May 2 in the journal Paleontological Research. The fossil, which ...

A very rare butterfly subspecies, whose only remaining habitat is at Fort Indiantown Gap, is finally on its way to making the endangered species list.

A very rare butterfly subspecies, whose only remaining habitat is at Fort Indiantown Gap, is finally on its way to making the endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday ...

In just 26 years, the distribution of rare butterflies has plummeted by 72% in Eastern Denmark. ... Many once common and widespread species in Denmark have become very rare.