Spending time with nature offers "precious breathing space" from modern life, Sir David Attenborough has said, as he called on the public to join the world's biggest butterfly count. The ...

This inhabitant of New Guinea is the largest species of butterfly in the world. It exhibits a strong degree of sexual dimorphism, meaning that the sexes have radically different appearances.

Huertas says, 'The largest recorded specimen, which has a wingspan of 27.3 centimetres, is in the Museum's Lepidoptera collections. 'The specimen was collected in late 1800s, but still looks like it ...

Butterfly World, the largest butterfly house on Earth and the first of its kind in the United States, has been in business since 1986 and is home to more than 20,000 live butterflies. The 3-acre ...

It is to honour diversity and encourage conservation efforts for the most well-known on the insect world – butterflies. The month is dedicated to recording butterfly counts and observing common ...