In December of 2025, a Natural History Museum discovery write-up reported that researchers finally untangled a long-running identification problem involving neotropical hairstreak butterflies. A ...

Butterflies are beautiful creatures that typically have magnificent coloring and are associated with sunshine, flowers, transformation, hope, and freedom. They play important roles in the ecosystem as ...

Some butterflies can smell others of the same species, allowing them to identify each other in areas where multiple species all look the same, new research finds. A large international team has ...

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Scientists have named a new group of butterflies with dark eye-shaped patterns on their orange wings after Sauron, the omnipresent evil lord in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels, what the ...

Los Angeles Natural History Museum takes wing this time of year. In fact, hundreds of wings. The museum’s seasonal Butterfly Pavilion, open now though Aug. 24, boasts more than 24 different species of ...

Sara Dousharm, environmental educator and Butterfly House Curator at Airlie Gardens, is set to give a lecture on butterflies at Ocean Isle Beach at the Museum of Coastal Carolina on Aug. 30. In ...

A hidden gem in Arizona, this butterfly garden captivates visitors with fluttering wings, lush blooms, and fairy-tale charm.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have named a butterfly genus after Sauron, the villain from the "Lord of the Rings" series, the Natural History Museum ...