Think of this as your butterfly identification cheat sheet ... The skippers, for instance, have small wings, while the ...

Tiger longwings (Heliconius hecale), can be found in Central America and further south in the Amazon. They are part of the most important tropical butterfly group for the study of diversity and ...

A zebra longwing butterfly is native to North America, and one of the 324 species studied to understand population decline. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

A taste for pollen is rare in the butterfly world - most species rely on sugar-laden nectar or fruit to provide the energy they need. But the zebra butterfly has been spotted returning to the same ...