Some male butterflies go to extreme lengths to ensure their paternity—sealing their mate's genitalia with a waxy "chastity belt" to prevent future liaisons. But female butterflies can fight back by ...

Gynandromorph butterfly with asymmetrical wings isolated on white background. Rare phenomenon of dual-gender butterfly leading to a chimera butterfly.© Tommy Larey/Shutterstock.com We expect ...

Researchers recently discovered what was thought to be a distinct species of butterfly is actually the female of a species known to science for more than a century. An international team of nine ...

Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange majesty of the monarch to the lustrous red and blue of the peacock butterfly, but all butterflies ...

The eggs of some butterfly and moth species vary to give females control over the paternity of their offspring, according to new research published today. The new study reveals for the first time that ...

When insects skip the light fandango their romantic foreplay often involves some pretty crazy things like hypnotic dance moves and flashy colors. In some species it ends with a complex ejaculate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gynandromorph butterfly with asymmetrical wings isolated on white background. Rare phenomenon of dual-gender butterfly leading to ...

Researchers recently discovered what was thought to be a distinct species of butterfly is actually the female of a species known to science for more than a century. Researchers recently discovered ...

Some male butterflies seal their mate's genitalia with a waxy 'chastity belt' to prevent future liaisons. But female butterflies can fight back. Could this sexual one-upmanship ultimately result in ...