All butterflies and moths belong to the order Lepidoptera. Seven families of butterflies occur in the Adirondacks . Butterflies are distinguished from moths in being active during the day, having ...

Missing the sun this summer? It turns out we're not the only ones. Butterflies need dry weather and heat to flourish, something they just have not been getting enough of this year. And that has ...

No challenge is too much for these butterflies and moths. Beating the competition is everything ... with up to six successive generations spending their lives flying north. The painted lady recently ...

As humans drop off to sleep, the invisible world of moths comes to life ... the successor to his 500-page guide to eastern North America’s caterpillars. The guide for the west will probably ...

ABO warden John Horton said there had been a big change in numbers A wet spring and "unusually" cold weather could have contributed to the drop in the number of butterflies and moths in Alderney.