With over 100,000 species in the superfamily Papilionoidea, butterflies are found on every continent except Antarctica. They are incredibly adaptable insects and live in various habitats, from ...

A study shows that contests of butterflies occur only as erroneous courtships between sexually active males that are unable to distinguish the sex of the other butterflies. A study shows that contests ...

A University of Florida lepidopterist has spent his life's work studying moths and butterflies. But it was his teenage daughter who led research on how color impacts butterflies' feeding patterns.

A study shows that contests of butterflies occur only as erroneous courtships between sexually active males that are unable to distinguish the sex of the other butterflies. These findings by Tsuyoshi ...