I feel comfortable going out on a limb here and saying most everyone can identify at least one species of butterfly. Most folks could probably even make a positive ID on three or more. However, most ...

A flash of shimmering blue on a sunny Hampshire day is always a treat - but not all blue butterflies are the same. Two species you may see are the holly blue and the common blue, each with its own ...

This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange spots underneath, you may have crossed paths with a male European Common Blue (or Polyommatus icarus), a newly ...

The Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest number of chromosomes out of all multicellular animals in the world. This insect ...