An international team of scientists have identified nine new species of butterflies using a combination of geographical, ...

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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 ...

Hopefully, it’s a problem that butterfly researchers won’t have to face for too much longer. A new museum research project, known as AMISTAD, is combining ancient DNA, modern computing technology and ...

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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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 ...

Naturalist and wildlife photographer Suresh Elamon Entomon Cover # Ajayan | A butterfly now carries the name of the renowned ...

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 ...

The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. "It's just a ...