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Butterflies have long been believed to represent transformation and change, thanks to the stunning metamorphosis they must go through to go from caterpillar to the winged pollinator so many of us ...

A selective mating experiment by a curious butterfly breeder has led scientists to a deeper understanding of how butterfly wing color is created and evolves. A selective mating experiment by a curious ...

Researcher and photographer Roberto García-Roa is documenting how the colors of butterflies and other species are diminishing in Brazil “Even planet Earth itself is losing brightness as seen from ...

An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies in Panama was faced with a mystery: how do pairs of unrelated butterflies from Peru to Costa Rica evolve nearly the same ...

Butterfly wings come in all sorts of colors - dull grays and browns, iridescent blues and greens, bright red and yellow. And there's a reason for the variety. The colors help attract mates and fend ...

Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light. The oranges, reds, and browns ...

The colors and patterns of black swallowtails reveal the diversity of evolutionary dynamics acting on the sexes and the various life-history stages Six species of swallowtail butterflies occur locally ...

The human eye is powerfully attracted to bright colors. When you look at a yard, the first thing you will be the colorful flowerbeds. Our eyes are also drawn to motion. When everything else is still, ...

There's just something magical about a garden full of blossoms and butterflies. And while there are many ways to attract butterflies to your garden — including putting out fruit for butterflies to ...

You’ve heard of disappearing ink. Now get ready for suddenly appearing ink. Using a clear liquid, researchers can print a full rainbow of colors on transparent surfaces. The trick is printing the ...

Deforestation is sucking the color from the Earth’s wildlife. According to researcher and photographer Roberto García-Roa, the vibrant pigments that butterflies once relied on to attract mates and ...