The caterpillars he was trying to find ... Their analysis revealed that a relatively common butterfly called the silvery blue is a close relative. So the team searched for silvery blues fluttering ...

Despite captive-breeding and reintroduction efforts, this sun-loving coastal butterfly, once common throughout South Florida, is now one of the rarest insect species in North America. The Miami blue ...

Luke explains, 'We had blue morphos breeding in the butterfly house one year. We were very excited about all of the tiny tufted caterpillars that appeared, but sadly we only ended up with one very ...

Meanwhile, a reddish liquid spills out. That's all the waste the butterfly, née caterpillar, produced during its stay. Once its wings expand and harden, it's ready to mate, pollinate, and slurp ...

All of them evolved from a common ... contrasting blue and orange scales on the upperside.' Another popular technique, known as aposematism, is for a butterfly to advertise its toxicity to predators ...

Despite captive-breeding and reintroduction efforts, this sun-loving coastal butterfly, once common throughout South Florida, is now one of the rarest insect species in North America. The Miami blue ...