Like catching sight of a rainbow, seeing a butterfly feels like a special and fleeting privilege, a moment that triggers ...

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, and compared with other hovering insects, their bodies ...

A pressed small white butterfly, Pieris rapae, mounted by botanist Leonard Plukenet and incorporated into the Sir Hans Sloane Herbarium. Early nature enthusiasts relied heavily on persuading others to ...

A beautiful white and green butterfly with a marbled hind wing, the island marble once fluttered about in the open grasslands and Garry oak woodlands of Washington's San Juan Islands and Canada's ...

Map Wing: A small white butterfly named for the map-like lines on its wings. Normally stays close to the ground because it seeks food from puddles. Great Orange Tip: A white butterfly with orange ...