One good example is the great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele), a gorgeous orange and brown butterfly that can be seen coast to coast across the northern half of the U.S. and into southern ...

A year-round resident of New Mexico's high mountain meadows, the highly imperiled Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly relies wholly on the integrity of its remarkably limited range. This ...

The Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly (Atlantea tulita) is a small, dark-brown butterfly with black and deep-orange markings. The butterfly uses the prickly bush (Oplonia spinosa) as a host plant for ...

Here is the list of most breathtaking and beautiful butterfly species in the world. The black swallowtail, also known as the eastern black swallowtail or American swallowtail, has black wings ...

Sensational Butterflies exhibition manager Luke Brown says, 'Orange is not a common colour in the butterfly house, so the vibrant wing tips of this species look really striking. 'They are very active ...

Great Orange Tip: A white butterfly with orange ... Common Evening Brown: A medium-sized greyish-brown butterfly with large eyespots on its wings to ward off predators. Unlike most butterflies ...