The ancestor of butterflies was a nocturnal moth that became day-flying here, 101.4 million years ago. For Kawahara, the eight-year-long study was intensely personal, because he found it ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Yale researchers were able to create a global map of butterfly diversity “hot-spots.” These ...

There isn’t a big difference between a butterfly and a moth, but we all know which one out of the two gets more love in the world. Butterflies are bright, colourful and pretty – you can get ...

New research uncovers the surprising role of plant scents in insect diets and evolution especially butterflies and moths.

A new study introduces the "Salient Aroma Hypothesis," which explains how varying plant aromas, particularly those released ...

In a recent study, a team of researchers led by Penn State scientists tested a new hypothesis for why some species of butterflies and moths have very specific diets, feeding on only a few types of ...

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington ... those are all the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths are a big part of that. Miller: I gave a short version of this in my intro, but can ...

The study from Binghamton University has raised concerns about the rapid decline of the populations around the world. The research shows several contributing factors, including habitat loss ...

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