In Stephen Brown's collection of about 20,000 butterflies are three new species he discovered while searching the country's ...

A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained ...

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In a forested region of Angola where a cliff separates the landscape, a new species of butterfly was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto In the forests of northwestern Angola, the canopy of trees ...

Work to boost butterfly species at a nature reserve will continue its "success story" thanks to a new lease. Butterfly Conservation's work at Magdalen Hill Down, near Winchester in Hampshire ...

For the study, a team co-led by Yale ecologist Walter Jetz analyzed phylogenetic and geographic range data for more than 12,000 butterfly species worldwide. The team was also co-led by Stefan ...

More than half of UK butterfly species are now in long-term decline, as humans destroy habitats, use pesticides and drive climate change, experts said. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme ...

The new species looks similar to the half-moon hairstreak butterfly but lives in a different type of habitat, prefers different plants and interacts with different ants, the study said.