There are more than 140,000 species of butterflies and moths in the world, fluttering on every continent except Antarctica. Their wings contain countless patterns and colors, providing critical tools ...

Morpho butterflies are emblematic species of the Amazonian rainforest known for their metallic shades of blue and green. Despite their conspicuous looks and fascinating biology, large-scale genome ...

Morpho butterflies are a breed of Neotropical butterfly under the genus Morpho. This genus comprises an average of twenty-nine accepted species and one hundred forty-seven accepted subspecies. The ...

Butterflies take flight as researchers create the world's lightest paint! University of Central Florida researcher Debashis Chanda has developed the world's lightest paint, inspired by butterflies.

That's where the Morpho butterfly comes in. Poulikakos and her team discovered that by placing a biopsy sample on top of a Morpho butterfly wing and viewing it under a standard microscope, they can ...