Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths (known collectively as Lepidoptera) make use of their vibrant wing patterns? Why are some species experts in ...

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 ...

Butterflies can be quite difficult to draw. They have pretty colorful wings attached to a tiny body. Then these little wonderful insects have thin legs that look like twigs joined to a small sausage.

Butterfly wings are a bit of a mystery and “conventionally considered aerodynamically inefficient". Researchers have analysed air flow movements behind butterfly and mechanical wings ...

Insects also have wings which some of them use to fly with. Look at this pretty butterfly flapping its wings and flying along. Butterflies and moths are some of the most colourful insects of all.

The small tortoiseshell is a medium-sized, pretty butterfly that is common in gardens where it feeds on buddleia and other flowers. It is on the wing throughout the year, having two or three broods ...

Famous for the striking 'eyes' gazing from its wings, this large butterfly can be spotted a mile off. Native to the forests of central and South America, the banana-loving species wears a disguise to ...