After sequencing the museum specimen’s DNA, the team compared the genetic code to the common silvery blue butterfly to figure out if they were genetically distinct from one another. The ...

This study is a great example of this since we cannot go out and collect the Xerces blue butterfly and the only way to address genetic questions about this species is by turning to museum ...

Among the nearly lost is a nickel-sized butterfly called Fender’s blue ... of black spots that differentiate Fender’s blue from its more common look-alike, silvery blue.

Akito Kawahara, a lepidopterist at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville not involved with the study, thinks the results are “fairly convincing” that the Xerces blue butterfly ...

One species of beautiful butterfly that inhabits Texas, while common, is rarely noticed due to its small stature: the Reakirt’s Blue. The Reakirt’s Blue (Echinargus isola) is arguably the most ...

Common Blue butterflies, Polyommatus icarus ... so do treasure it if it appears in your garden. This butterfly has struggled over the past few decades, largely as a result of habitat destruction ...

The museum also offers STEM activities throughout the summer where children can tackle science topics hands-on, like butterfly lifecycles ... and a space with big blue blocks where kids can ...

Populations of the common blue, the most widespread blue butterfly in the UK, reached their lowest level on record in 2012, Butterfly Conservation said. The wildlife charity has teamed up with the ...

The common blue butterfly could be booming in the UK thanks to recent spells of hot weather, according to a conservation charity. Experts are predicting that the July heatwave and Met Office ...

30 butterfly species have declined in number and 12 species have seen an increase. The dusky large blue - a European protected species - has not been seen at all and seems to have disappeared from the ...