LOS ANGELES — Pity the poor male common Mormon swallowtail butterfly. His potential female consorts bear four different color patterns, only one of which looks familiar. The rest look suspiciously ...

Wing color patterns of butterflies perform different signalling functions, from avoiding bird predators to attracting potential mates. Such conflicting natural and sexual selection pressures may ...

Scientists have furthered understanding of the relationship between predator and prey in an experiment designed to understand butterfly defence mechanisms. Researchers observed the behaviour of ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Chicago and the City College of New York has identified a unique, genetic “mimicry switch” that determines whether or not male and female Elymnias ...

On the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, near Truckee, California, a pierid, alfalfa butterfly (Colias eurytheme Boisd.) provides an edible but evasive model for a mimic, the short-horned ...

Batesian mimics that show similar coloration to unpalatable models gain a fitness advantage of reduced prédation. Beyond physical similarity, mimics often exhibit behaviour similar to their models, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The mystery behind a butterfly that has learnt to change its wing pattern to avoid being eaten by birds has been solved by an ...

LOS ANGELES — Pity the poor male common Mormon swallowtail butterfly. His potential female consorts bear four different color patterns, only one of which looks familiar. The rest look suspiciously ...

New research on the Museum's Lepidoptera collection has shed light on how some butterflies pretend to be lethal. For decades, biologists have been intrigued by the staggering diversity of wing ...

In the natural world, mimicry isn't entertainment; it's a deadly serious game spanning a range of senses - sight, smell and hearing. Some of the most striking visual mimics are butterflies. Many ...