As the world’s biggest butterfly count gets underway we’d like to see pictures of what you’ve seen where you are Butterflies can provide a fleeting moment of beauty as they flutter by in the garden, ...

Stunning new pictures of butterfly metamorphosis have been captured using common medical imaging. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Sr Gabriel thinks this butterfly has stronger colours than previous sightings at this garden in Dysart, Fife. Huge numbers of painted lady butterflies have been seen in the UK and Ireland. Experts say ...

This summer many of us are keeping an eye out for butterflies to count their numbers. The Country Life Picture Library has a growing selection of images of the natural world - here we showcase a ...

AMES, Iowa — Kim Moss hunched over plants with her camera for hours in Grand Teton National Park this summer, hoping to capture the Parnassius clodius butterfly laying its eggs. She accomplished her ...

Remarkable close up photos show a series of beautiful butterflies mid-flight. Captured against brilliant blue sky, the extraordinary images showcase the insects' allure as they alight on flowers in ...

Author and passionate lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov once said: ‘Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.’ His scientific drawings and watercolours of butterflies have ...

A collection of butterfly pictures taken in Wales by contributors to the website and our Flickr group. If you'd like to find out more about butterflies then we ...