AMISTAD, a new collections-based research project led by London’s Natural History Museum, is working on untangling the identities of a group of blue butterflies from South America.

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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 ...

Avon Butterfly Farm is set to sparkle with an extraordinary sight, an abundance of dazzling ‘Blue Morpho’ butterflies.

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

An international team discovered new types of butterflies that lay hidden in plain sight at the Natural History Museum.