Here are some butterflies you may see flitting about local gardens: Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus – Virginia’s state insect (you can have one on a personalized license plate for your automobile).

The human eye has three different types of cone cells, known as photoreceptors, that allow us to see millions of different colors. Animals have varying numbers of these receptors, which allows some ...

Butterflies are admired for their beauty and vibrant color patterns. Biologists are keen on measuring the reflectance of butterfly wings in the visible and ultraviolet (UV) ranges to better appreciate ...

A NEW wildflower meadow which has attracted over 10 different types of butterfly has opened in East Lancashire. Bosses of the Hyndburn Butterfly Project have revealed that the butterfly wildflower ...