These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why butterflies have floated into our hearts ...

I love butterflies and when I pulled up Pinterest I saw some of the most beautiful crochet butterfly patterns. I knew I had ...

“We looked at this association over an evolutionary timescale, and in pretty much every family of butterflies, bean plants came out to be the ancestral hosts,” Kawahara said. “This was true ...

Butterflies are winged insects belonging to the insect order Lepidoptera. Here are 7 of the most beautiful butterflies from across the world. Red Tip Butterfly: Found in parts of Africa ...

Monarch butterflies are more than just pretty insects, they’re also pollinators, important for the success of plants and crops. Their extinction could have a major impact on crop yields and the ...

These tripled up butterflies look like they're floating up the forearm. It's a pretty way to match the design to the contours of your body. This cute half and half design is smart. Each looks like the ...

THAT’S RIGHT. HERE. ONE MOMENT. GONE. THE NEXT. SO I VISITED THE BUTTERFLY ENCOUNTER TO EXPERIENCE THESE BEAUTIFUL INSECTS FOR MYSELF. I FIND THE BUTTERFLIES. I LIKE THE PRETTY WINGS.

These were not just any butterflies, he saw, but painted ladies (Vanessa cardui)—beautiful orange, white, and black insects that do not live in South America. They migrate regularly from Europe ...