Butterflies worldwide are on the move as the climate warms
A large, international team of scientists has determined that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range,…
Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs
If you’ve driven down two-lane highways in rural parts of North Florida recently, you may have noticed a spate of…
This single well-known and widespread butterfly is actually three species in disguise
Key points The genus Colobura is widespread in Central and South America and contains some of the most abundant and…
Evolutionary arms race stretches hawkmoths and flowers to extremes
Key Points Hawkmoths have evolved different feeding strategies. While some species have long proboscises they use to drink nectar from…
Chasing the rare arogos skipper butterfly from Florida fields to lab
With their triangular shape and golden-orange wings, the eastern arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos arogos) butterflies seemed to wave down the…
Scientists lay out what we do and don’t yet know about moths and butterflies
Key points Scientists have published a broad review of what they’ve learned about moths and butterflies over the last few…
Butterfly mimicry reveals a supercharged biodiversity feedback loop
Key points Scientists constructed a family tree for butterflies in the genus Adelpha, which are native to North and South…
Key points The Florida Museum of Natural History recently published “The Butterflies of California.” The book was co-written by the…
The Florida Museum at Entomology 2025
Once a year, thousands of people from dozens of countries all converge on one city to share the latest news…
Genome sequencing of butterflies resolves centuries-old conundrum
When conditions are just right, organisms can undergo rapid bursts of diversification, and what starts out as one species can…