Researchers find that the white spots on the wings of monarch ... They're planning to use a mechanism that will flap real butterfly wings in a testing chamber that tracks the movement of air.

Because butterflies begin their lives as earthly creatures and eventually grow wings to fly away, butterflies are often ...

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The second part of the study evaluated size differences in white spots ... most robust wings.” (See National Geographic's amazing photos of monarchs.) “A butterfly can flap its wings in ...

The outlook for butterflies in the U.S. appears as fragile as their delicate wings ... species like the Monarch butterfly to even some pest species like the Cabbage White butterfly that’s ...

The butterfly, named Metron mentor as an anagram for the genus and species, has a fuzzy brown body with white, uneven splotches across its wings. Thousands of new species are found each year.

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs ...

The white spots on the edges of a monarch butterfly's wings might give it an advantage while migrating, according to new research. Sanka Vidanagama / NurPhoto via Getty Images For a migrating ...