Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned for vision in the shifting light of tropical rainforests, according to new ...

WESTMINSTER • Within the warm, humid habitat of the Butterfly Pavilion’s immersive rainforest, more than a dozen yoga mats lay scattered along pathways. Class begins and students sit in lotus.

A large international team has genetically mapped glasswing butterflies found across Central and South America, rewriting the ...

Beyond the Rainforest Reptiles, guests will watch in awe as more than 3,000 butterflies from around the world fly freely around the butterfly conservatory, fluttering around the gorgeous flowers ...

Some butterflies can smell others of the same species, allowing them to identify each other in areas where multiple species all look the same, new research finds.

Sarah Scriven, PhD student and lead author of the research paper, said: "It is essential that rainforest species, such as fruit-feeding butterflies, move through the forest freely in order to ...

Given the frigid Ozarks weather at the moment, the timing for a trip to the Butterfly Palace and Rainforest Adventure couldn’t be much better. “Our rainforest is a cozy 75 to 80 degrees ...

News Release 14-Jun-2006 Butterfly farming to help save rain forest £295,000 initiative to develop butterfly farming in Guyana Grant and Award Announcement University of Warwick ...

There are more creatures to be seen at Butterfly Wonderland. The Scottsdale attraction recently debuted its newest exhibit, Rainforest Reptiles, which adds a dozen reptiles and amphibians to its ...

The Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History currently has two blooming ghost orchids, which have brought interested and recurring visitors since they first flowered on July 6.

The Butterfly Pavilion features a golden roof that flows over a glass cube housing an artificial rainforest ecosystem. This inner 230-square-meter space is populated by over 500 exotic butterfly ...

Sarah A. Scriven, Colin M. Beale, Suzan Benedick, Jane K. Hill. Barriers to dispersal of rain forest butterflies in tropical agricultural landscapes. Biotropica, 2016; DOI: 10.1111/btp.12397 ...