Butterflies

Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra swallowtail butterfly, belongs to the family of Papilionidae, which includes some of the largest butterflies in the world. For more information regarding this butterfly, read on...

Life Stages of the Butterfly
Butterfly undergoes four life stages for development into an adult, namely, egg, larva, pupa and adult. Read on to know more...

Butterflies Diet: What do Butterflies Eat?
Butterflies - the word itself, evokes images of something colorful and full of life - imparting happiness by their presence. Like all living creatures, butterflies too have food habits. Read on to get an insight.

Facts About the Blue Morpho Butterfly
Morpho butterflies are amongst the most amazing creatures seen in the tropical rainforests. Here are some interesting facts about the Blue Morpho butterfly.

Exotic Butterfly Art
Exotic butterfly art is one of the most sought-after artworks today. The artists use real butterflies to make a butterfly art piece. Wondering how? Read to know more.

Butterfly Metamorphosis
The insect that have beautiful wings and flutter from one flower to another is lovingly called butterfly. From the egg to chrysalis to butterfly is a wonderful transformation called butterfly metamorphosis. Read on to know more about it.

Four Growth Stages of a Butterfly
To know all about the four growth stages of a butterfly, read more.

Facts about Monarch Butterflies
Known as the wanderer, the Monarch butterfly can migrate long distances with its excellent sense of direction. Here’s a look at many more interesting facts about Monarch butterflies.

Butterfly Garden
Read this article to find out everything you will need to know if you wish to have a Butterfly Garden...

Butterfly Species
Here is an account of a few butterfly species found around the world.

The Life Cycle of Butterflies
The butterfly’s life cycle is a remarkable example of one of the most fascinating wonders of nature.

Types of Butterflies
Butterflies are beautiful flying insects with large colorful wings. There are many types of Butterflies that are found all over the world especially in tropical areas…

Identifying Caterpillars
Read on to know more about caterpillars and some tips to identify the most common caterpillars found in the United States…

Monarch Butterfly: Life Cycle and Migration
Danaus plexippus is the scientific name of this beautiful creature. Read on for more information on the monarch butterfly, its life cycle and migration.

Facts about Butterflies
Butterflies are fragile creatures and their population can thrive or be adversely affected with changes in the climatic conditions.

Doon's Butterflies Return Home
Residents of Dehradun and its nearby areas are overwhelmed with the migration of large number of green color butterflies. Entomologists of Forest Research Institute are still in quest of what is the exact reason behind their migration.

Conservation: Rise in Illegal Logging Threatens Butterflies
Traditional wintering site for monarch butterflies in central Mexico under continuing threat

How to keep Butterflies around Longer in Your Gardens
In order to keep butterflies in your gardens longer, you need to provide the right habitat for them to stay. Butterflies have different life stages which need certain foods to survive.

The Caterpillar's Food Source
Although a poisonous substance to most creatures, the milkweed plant is the food source for the Monark Butterfly's young caterpillar.

The Amazing Monarch Butterfly
Why does the Monarch Butterfly migrate every year to the exact same location? Is the milkweed plant critical to survive? Find information here about Monarch Butterflies: life cycle, caterpillar, cocoon, migration, predators, garden, & butterfly plant.

Butterfly Kits for School and Home
Have you seen a caterpillar so small you can barely see it? What makes a chrysalis shake and vibrate? Do butterflies taste with thier feet? The reality may be bizarre but it makes fascinating watching when you use a butterfly kit.

Butterfly Books
Why do butterflies like standing on their food, what do they have 6,000 of and why are they related to lobsters? So, you think the butterfly is just a slow but pretty creature? The facts may be bizarre but they make fascinating reading.

Butterfly Information and the Bizarre Truth
Why do butterflies like standing on their food, what do they have 6,000 of and why are they related to lobsters? So, you think the butterfly is just a slow but pretty creature? The facts may be bizarre but they make fascinating reading.

Country Diary: Gloucestershire
Colin Luckhurst: My last meeting with Matthew Oates, the National Trust's butterfly specialist, was in June last year when he took me to a south-facing combe on the edge of Rodborough Common to see the duke of burgundy, his own special-interest butterfly...

Wonder of Nature Under Threat From Illegal Logging
One of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles is under threat because environmental projects to protect the monarch butterfly are failing, a leading expert has warned.

Country Diary: Highlands
The AGM of the Highland branch of Butterfly Conservation was recently held in Inverness and featured much unusual, excited small-talk about the summer. For this was the "year of butterflies and moths". By Ray Collier