The Red Admiral butterfly is one of the most striking species in nature. Here’s how to identify it and the key facts to know.

Contrasting colours: The blue colour in the scales of a female Junonia rhadama butterfly is due to the scales' nanoscale structure, not their chemical pigmentation. (Courtesy: Rachel Thayer) The ...

Scientists have discovered a new butterfly species in the Canadian Rockies, they report in ZooKeys. The Satyrium curiosolus, or “Curiously Isolated Hairstreak,” lives up to its name. Although it looks ...