Mountaintops host some of the world's most diverse butterfly species, but climate change could transform these habitats into ...

Cal Academy of Sciences and The Presidio join conservation efforts to bring blue butterflies back to San Francisco coast. Genetic sequencing links Silvery blue butterflies to extinct Xerces blue.

Bright'-eyed sea creature with 'long' tongue is new species . Want to read more? Check out our stories here. The new species was named Hewitsonia rogerioi, or Rogério’s He ...

As a second line of defence, butterflies will flash their showy upper side patterns, which buys them the few vital seconds they need to escape. For example, the owl butterfly has contrasting blue and ...

Through careful planning and collaboration with the Presidio Trust and the Xerces Society, scientists restored lost habitat and reintroduced blue butterflies to the area.

Here are some simple steps you can take to make your garden, patio or windowsill a little more homely for visiting butterflies, and encourage them to move in permanently. The holly blue is usually ...