Discover the microscopic dimensions of the smallest moths on the planet. With a wingspan of just 2.5 millimetres, the Stigmella maya is one of the most petite moths known to science. But just how ...

The beautiful clear lemon-yellow wings of this large butterfly identifies it as a member of the sulphurs, a group with species all around the world; some of them have striking crimson markings and ...

Huertas says, 'Fast reactions and flight speeds help skippers deal with danger and avoid predators.' Female Queen Alexandra's birdwings are the biggest butterflies in the world, boasting a wingspan of ...

Monarchs in the eastern United States spend their winters in Mexico and are counted by the World Wildlife Fund ... to develop from an egg all the way into a butterfly, and if those change during ...

27. All Ogasawara blue butterflies bred outside the islands were thought to have died out in August or before due to a decline in reproduction ability caused by inbreeding. Specimens measured ...