The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes time to reach this stage of its adult life.

Butterflies are common throughout the world; however, there is more to them than meets the eye. From optical illusions in their wings to generation-spanning migrations and caterpillars committing ...

Tennessee is home to over a thousand insects, but a few are quite sizable. Discover the biggest insects that live in the Volunteer State.

Native to Central and South America, this butterfly features wings with completely transparent central panels surrounded by opaque, brownish-orange borders. The transparent portions lack the colored ...

Inspired by tiny nanostructures on transparent butterfly wings, engineers at Caltech have developed a synthetic analogue for eye implants that makes them more effective and longer-lasting. A paper ...

The glasswing butterfly’s wings aren’t just transparent—they’re hydrophobic too. This means they repel water, preventing moisture from weighing them down. Another fascinating fact is their ability to ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a unique way to analyze the extent of fibrosis using butterfly wings.

Using the nanostructures found on butterfly wings, scientists have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancerous tissues.

Abstract Recently, diffraction elements that reverse the color sequence normally observed in planar diffraction gratings have been found in the wing scales of the butterfly Pierella luna. Here, we ...

The secret of how butterfly wings get their vibrant colours has been revealed in a groundbreaking study.

The Challengers actress arrived wearing a partly transparent, archival John Galliano dress from the spring/summer 1998 collection. The white ensemble included pink butterfly and bow detailing.