Each tag included the words: Send to Zoology University Toronto Canada. As tagged butterfly wings turned up across the continent, many were returned by mail to the Urquharts by people who heeded ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

Hatchlings are killed young, to preserve their wings. The trade in rare butterflies ... Together they make up the lowest step in a butterfly market that ends in private parlors and corporate ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful ... The eye-catching markings are usually circular, made up of concentric rings of contrasting colours. Patterns often evolve to help animals hide ...

A vapour sensor based on an exact replica of the butterfly-scale design will most probably be unable to selectively quantify more than ten individual vapours from their mixture. A man-made ...