MIT researchers have pioneered a method to observe and image the development of scales on butterfly wings during ...

Last year's average was 12. Butterfly Conservation said it was the worst year recorded for the common blue, holly blue, green ...

Butterfly Conservation slams "obsession with tidiness" in British gardens and green spaces that is "just really bad for ...

A nature reserve has seen numbers of a rare species of butterfly reach record highs. One count recorded 1,714 silver-studded ...

Conservationists are warning of a “butterfly emergency”, as an annual citizen science survey for the insects clocked up its ...

It’s not all about the tulips. Taking a punt on autumn-sown annuals and biennials can boost next year’s blooms ...

The Big Butterfly Count, organised by wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation over three weeks in the summer, gets members of ...

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has declared a national ‘Butterfly Emergency’ after the results of this summer’s Big ...

Conservationists have declared a "butterfly emergency ... small tortoiseshell, painted lady scotch argus. It was the best summer for none of the species. Image: The common blue has had its ...

Look closely at your backyard butterflies! Here's how to detect the subtle differences among the three butterflies that look ...

Participants spotted just seven butterflies on average per 15-minutes, a reduction of almost 50% on last year’s average of 12 ...

Butterfly Conservation is writing an open letter to Steve Reed, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, calling for the Government to act now for nature by declaring a 'Nature ...