These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

Let's find out. Butterflies and moths belong to a diverse group of insects known as Lepidoptera, Latin for "scaly wing." They ...

89, No. 1 (Mar., 2006), pp. 69-74 (6 pages) Historical, anecdotal records of the state-endangered Miami blue butterfly, Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri (Comstock & Huntington) (Lepidoptera), have ...

Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths (known collectively as Lepidoptera) make use of their vibrant wing patterns? Why are some species experts in ...

is in the Museum's Lepidoptera collections. 'The specimen was collected in late 1800s, but still looks like it was collected yesterday.' The relay team of the butterfly world, the painted lady species ...

The insect order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) may contain the best candidate species for such studies in the years to come. Coyne, J. A., & Orr, H. A. Two rules of speciation. In Speciation ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in ...

The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood ...