The Blue Morpho butterfly is among the new species this year in the Butterflies Alive! exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. (Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History photo) The Santa ...

Some creatures can't pick sides, like this half-male, half-female leopard lacewing butterfly. Dual-sex animals like this one, called gynandromorphs, are also found in birds and crustaceans. This ...

An array of tropical butterflies will be on display starting Saturday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's annual Butterflies Alive! exhibit. Visitors can come out to the museum to see the ...

Butterflies, despite their delicate nature, showcase remarkable adaptations for survival. From the iridescent Blue Morpho in rainforests to the migratory Monarchs, their wings serve various purposes.

The Blue Morpho butterfly, a stunning creature from Costa Rica, is known for its large size and vivid blue upper side. But there's more to that blue than just beauty. And as the Museum of Life and ...

Over the next two weeks, nearly 1,500 Blue Morpho Butterflies will emerge from their chrysalises and venture forth into the Tropical Conservatory at the Sophie M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield ...

There are more than 140,000 species of butterflies and moths in the world, fluttering on every continent except Antarctica. Their wings contain countless patterns and colors, providing critical tools ...

PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - September is Blue Morpho Butterfly Month at Callaway Gardens' Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center. Typically there are more than 1,000 tropical butterflies of various kinds flying ...

Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...