It’s true that most people do not put the words “beautiful” and “insect” together unless they’re thinking of butterflies. But there are beautiful insects out there that are not butterflies. As with ...

People have been interested in butterflies for hundreds of years because of their bright colors and complicated wing patterns. But the prettiest butterflies on Earth usually live in the most delicate ...

Butterflies and moths are some of the most beautiful insects on Earth. They also play an important role in keeping ecosystems healthy. They are pollinators, which move pollen from one flower to ...

Tucked deep in Fernbank’s WildWoods trail, Levon Biss’ special touring macrophotography exhibit “Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril” features large prints of the United Kingdom photographer’s ...

Butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, and there are a lot of them. Researchers believe there are up to 17,500 species of butterflies globally, which come in practically every ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of lacewing insect after stumbling upon a series of photos posted on Flickr®, according to a paper published in the journal ZooKeys. The species ...

When we talk about beauty in nature, insects usually don’t come up. Most people think of flowers, birds, or big animals. Insects are often seen as pests or just something to avoid. But if you take a ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA/WKRC) -The adult lanternfly is a beautiful insect with spotted, bright red wings and a little bumble bee-esque body. But as the species continues its trek across the U.S., federal and ...

Residents of a community in California are doing the neighborly thing by looking out for a winged neighbor.Folks who live in Hollywood Hills, California, are doing their part to help protect monarch ...

At any given moment, it’s estimated that 10 quintillion (10,000,000,000,000,000,000) individual insects are alive and kicking on planet Earth. We don’t blame you if you’re not a fan of them all—but ...