The scientific name of a butterfly is Lepidoptera. Discover the classification of butterflies, family of butterfly, and more.

Countless numbers of caterpillars will emerge from their cocoons as butterflies later this month in what's known as Butterfly Valley in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province.

The colour, design, and structure of a butterfly are really mesmerizing and beautiful. The intricate patterns on their wings are often works of art, and the colours are so vibrant and eye-catching ...

Tanga: Butterfly farmers who thought their pleas for a lift on the ban of pupa exports would land on the right ears are in for a surprise. The Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, ...

Jana Johnson coaxes a Palos Verdes blue butterfly onto her finger. "After butterflies came into my life, I completely reinvented myself," she says. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) For the record ...

One of the best-loved sights outside is a brightly colored butterfly. Surprisingly, the life of the showy butterfly depends on the humble, inconspicuous caterpillar that precedes it. Fritillaries, ...

Spring is around the corner, and there’s a buzz in the air at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as keepers prepare for butterfly season. The zoo’s annual Butterfly Jungle event takes place Mar. 16 through ...

THERE was a Chinese philosopher who all his life pondered the problem whether he was a Chinese philosopher dreaming that he was a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming that she was a philosopher. All ...

Good tidings are in the offing for butterfly farmers within the Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kilifi County after a team of renowned international butterfly exhibitors and suppliers from all over the world ...