New research shows how just one gene controls whether a certain species of butterfly has white or yellow spots on its wings. Heliconius butterflies are a diverse and colorful group of species that ...

There are many yellow or sulphur butterflies here in South Florida, and lucky for us they are present all year round. The most abundant of the sulphur butterflies are the orange barred sulphur, the ...

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led team of scientists says the long-held theory that butterfly vision and wing color diversity are linked is true -- at least in nine species. Researchers led ...

The air is alive with fluttering color at The Butterfly Estates: low-flying white peacock butterflies, soaring orange-and-black monarchs, buttery yellow-striped zebra longwings, electric-blue pipevine ...

Spring has arrived, and my garden is a riot of color and activity. Brilliant yellow flower clusters adorn the Bahama senna (Senna Mexicana var. Chapmanii), and I am hoping to spot some amazing ...

It's a mystery how butterflies manage to make their brilliant wing colors, but Yale physicists got a glimpse when they took the question to the lab, breeding dull brown butterflies into purple ones.

A rainy day is the perfect time to cozy up to a good research book. Currently, I’m reading about the diversity of flowers and their pollinators. Bees are the major pollinator of flowers and share a ...

Heliconius butterflies are a diverse and colorful group of species that live throughout tropical regions of Central and South America. Many of them have wing patterns and colors that mimic other ...