Big, vibrant and abundant swallowtail butterflies bring a flurry of eye-catching activity to backyards across the United ...

Butterflies, like bees, play a crucial role in pollination by transferring pollen between flowers, aiding plant reproduction.

Their vibrant purple, pink ... are known for their bright yellow petals and dark brown centers, which attract numerous ...

The team discovered a gene that produces an RNA molecule -- not a protein -- controls where dark pigments are made during butterfly metamorphosis. Using the genome-editing technique CRISPR ...

A flash of brilliant red-purple: one way that nature tells us to say goodbye to summer. And summer is on its way out, although slowly. Its leaves are dark green, long and pointed, with saw-tooth ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — Dangerous mixtures: pesticides in combination can have unexpected effects on the development of honeybees. This is shown by a new study in which the last neonicotinoid still ...

These methods include producing sweet-smelling fragrances and sugary nectar. While some plants deliver on the promise of ...

The r/s purple admiral looks almost ... was a black swallowtail with its shimmering dark blue-black wings until I got a closer look. Admiral butterflies primarily feed on tree sap, dung, and ...

A scheme to plant hundreds of goat willow trees was launched last year, in a bid to attract the insects to the county, after the "iconic" purple emperor butterfly was spotted moving north from its ...

The team discovered a gene that produces an RNA molecule—not a protein—controls where dark pigments are made during butterfly metamorphosis. Using the genome-editing technique CRISPR ...

Grist reports on how, as global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical ...