In 1906, naturalist Albert Stewart Meek discovered a butterfly so large that it defied belief. Living high in the canopies of Papua New Guinea, the Queen Alexandra birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) ...
On July 22, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added the migratory monarch butterfly to its “Red List” of threatened species and classified it as endangered. Monarchs have ...
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'Preserving butterflies is not just about preserving beauty and color, but about the stability and health of ecosystems on which we all depend,' says ecologist Dotan Rotem The post A third of Israel’s ...
A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained in ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - It is nearly time for the butterfly migration, so a local elementary school is taking the opportunity to teach kids the importance of nature. The goal is to show the kids how ...
Native to India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the tawny coster has rapidly expanded its range into other South Asian countries. Since its first Australian record near Darwin in 2012, the butterfly has ...