The tropical rainforests of Central and South America are among the most biodiverse places on Earth. Costa Rica alone is home ...

Scientists discovered that a familiar tropical butterfly is actually three separate species hiding in plain sight for more ...

Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However, these hypotheses ...

For most butterfly species, an adult’s life is brief and—with all due respect to butterflies—unextraordinary. After emerging ...

A tropical butterfly has evolved an ingenious anti-aging strategy by delaying the aging process, enabling it to live far ...

Scientists discovered that Heliconius butterflies have evolved an extraordinary lifespan, living several times longer than ...