Heliconius charithonia is one of the species of butterflies whose wing patterns scientists scrutinized to better understand the evolutionary process. This butterfly is wild-type; the genetically ...

The human eye is powerfully attracted to bright colors. When you look at a yard, the first thing you will be the colorful flowerbeds. Our eyes are also drawn to motion. When everything else is still, ...

It’s that exciting time of year when flecks of color are showing themselves. The very first wildflowers are appearing, as are the first flying flecks of color, butterflies. Butterflies bring a wide ...

We all know that any kind of gardening is good for your health, whether growing vegetables or ornamental flowers. But did you also know that growing a garden can be good for the health of your entire ...

Every so often, unseasonably mild weather will rouse butterflies from hibernation earlier than usual in the Inland Northwest. But in January? That’s plain extraordinary.

GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI — Thousands of bright, colorful butterflies from around the globe will take flight next month at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park for the 30th annual Butterflies Are ...

Does it seem far fewer colorful butterflies are flitting overhead or alighting on your yard’s flowers this summer? You are not alone, and you are not mistaken. Butterfly counts by the North American ...