By creating a garden that supports caterpillars, you’re nurturing the next generation of butterflies and moths and ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful. More importantly, some have colourful and elaborate patterns that serve as a defence against hungry predators. There are many butterfly and moth ...

eye-like spots – which are probably meant to scare away predators. Moths are as worth appreciating as butterflies, even if they aren’t as brightly coloured or as showy as their daytime cousins.

Some species have developed large eyespots on their wings, tricking predators into thinking they have come face to face with a much larger creature. The owl butterfly is one example of this. Its ...

Experts cited the presence of predators such as lizards and non-native species for the decline. Before June 2018, a number of butterflies were spotted, but only in Hahajima island, and not since then.

That cost may be worth it for monarch butterflies because the benefit of being noxious to predators is so much more valuable, Whiteman says. Tina Hesman Saey is the senior staff writer and reports ...