ANACONDA — Bankers hours seem to agree with Butterfly Bob, the showy swallowtail that emerged mysteriously out-of-season from a cocoon in a bank drive-through in January. Bob’s long outlived his ...

Male butterflies seek out mates with the same wing color as they find them more attractive, reveals new research. Genetics, vision and neural processing are all linked to mating behavior in Heliconius ...

(CN) — The evolution of certain traits and behaviors throughout wildlife typically stems from the natural interplay between plants and animals. Butterflies, however, evolved a pheromone entirely ...

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You might be lured in by the wings of a butterfly. But some scientists are interested in the intricate anatomy underneath. Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum When it comes to butterflies, most people ...

Evolution of mate preference in polymorphic butterflies. These white Heliconius cydno alithea butterflies are mating on a passionflower vine, but the male had a choice between white and yellow-winged ...

Butterflies have evolved to produce a strongly scented chemical in their genitals that they leave behind after sex to deter other males from pursuing their women - scientists have found. Researchers ...

A chemical produced by the male genitals of this tropical butterfly is so repulsive, scientists refer to it as an “anti-aphrodisiac.” New research published today in PLOS Biology describes the genetic ...

Tropical Heliconius butterflies are well known for the bright colour patterns on their wings. These striking colour patterns not only scare off predators -- the butterflies are poisonous and are ...