In a first-of-its-kind study, Yale researchers were able to create a global map of butterfly diversity “hot-spots.” These ...

The Smith's blue butterfly may be tiny, but it's endangered in a big way. It spends its whole life within a few hundred yards of two native plants, seacliff buckwheat and coast buckwheat — and is ...

Mountaintops host some of the world's most diverse butterfly species, but climate change could transform these habitats into ...

during which participants will observe nature as a source of inspiration for creative work, while also learning about the environmental restoration efforts of the El Segundo Blue Butterfly ...

After Hurricane Andrew ripped through South Florida in 1992, the already-scarce Miami blue butterfly almost went extinct: No one recorded a single sighting for years. Finally, in 1999, a cheer went up ...

Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue butterfly has a short but stunning life. It is thought that the colour helps the males to mark their ...

Work to boost butterfly species at a nature reserve will continue its "success story" thanks to a new lease. Butterfly ...

With no sightings in two years, the rare Ogasawara blue butterfly, named after its island chain natural habitat far south of Tokyo and designated a national natural treasure, is considered extinct ...

Become immersed in the vibrant world of pollinators as you explore the Safari Park's Butterfly Jungle. Once a year, this aviary transforms into a world of color. As butterflies fly around you, snap ...

Cal Academy of Sciences and The Presidio join conservation efforts to bring blue butterflies back to San Francisco coast. Genetic sequencing links Silvery blue butterflies to extinct Xerces blue.

Work to boost butterfly species at a nature reserve will continue its "success ... has also reversed a decline in the area's Adonis Blue butterflies, a species native to chalk environments ...