To stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. In order to attract a mate, the male Pierella luna butterfly of ...

There is nothing quite like the wing of a moth or butterfly. They are different from other insect wings. A butterfly’s wing is like a jet and a paper airplane mashed together, then covered with tiny ...

Butterflies are colourful winged insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera. There are around 1,500 butterfly species found in India across varied geographical regions, from the snow-covered Himalayas ...

The colourful Peacock butterfly has soared to the top spot in a poll revealing the nation's favourite butterfly. The Peacock beat 59 other British species in the vote, which was organised by the ...

It is this butterfly’s spectacular eye pattern, not dissimilar to that found adorning the feathers of a peacock, that gives the species its name. The distinctive markings on its colourful wings, ...