They are very colorful, like flowers, and they can be found, most of the time, in the presence of flowers.In some cases, they mimic the shape and the color of a particular flower, to the point that ...

Is that butterfly the bitter-tasting one, or the delicious one that resembles it? An astonishing number of insects have evolved survival mechanisms that involve mimicry, camouflage, and disguise.

Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths (known collectively as Lepidoptera) make use of their vibrant wing patterns? Why are some species experts in ...

Camouflage is a common defensive strategy ... Analyses of plant and butterfly effective population sizes and climate data over the past 500 years revealed a "mirror fluctuation" pattern between ...

Its flashy red or orange wings make the Florida leafwing butterfly easy to spot in flight, but it gets its name from the tricks of camouflage that allow the brown or gray underside of its wings — ...