Summer and winter seasons constitute vastly different living conditions for animals and plants in many parts of the world. So how have different organisms evolved to cope with this variation? A study ...

A species of butterfly previously only found in Southern Europe has been seen in the UK for the first time, according to charity Butterfly Conservation. Experts have tracked the Southern Small White ...

The Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) was probably the first butterfly I ever noticed, long before I learned its name. This rather nondescript insect may be among the most familiar butterflies worldwide.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The caterpillar form of an unassuming, small, white butterfly is among the world's most invasive pests affecting agricultural crops, and a newly published paper by a consortium of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. In species where females mate multiply, it is important for males to recuperate quickly in order to maximize their fertilization success.

Butterfly experts are sounding the alarm after finding a particular species farther north than ever before. They pointed to climate change as a likely contributing factor to the butterfly's migration.

Some believe white butterflies are the spirit of a deceased loved one letting you know they're ok. And folk tradition says you should make a wish if you see two side by side Small White butterfly — ...