Lepidoptera, the name of the order that encompasses butterflies and moths, translates to “scaly wings” — as seen here on the wing of Morpho peleides. (Nipam Patel / UC Berkeley) “Each scale is…a ...

A butterfly species equipped with tiny ears on its wings can distinguish between high and low pitch sounds, possibly as a way to listen in on nearby birds, new research suggests. Scientists ...

The latest discovery was made with the blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides), which dazzles with its bright-blue wing coloration when it flits about in its native Central and South America.

the Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) will be easy to spot. It's an iridescent blue butterfly native to the rainforests of South and Central America. While the outside of the wing is a vivid blue ...

When I heard that, I knew we were doing something very special." The blue morpho (Morpho peleides) is a spectacular iridescent blue butterfly native to the rainforests of South and Central America.

Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

Exotic butterflies like the Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) and Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) are also fluttering in the pavilion space. Museum educators are stationed inside the Butterfly Pavilion ...

A blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides). The patterns of morpho butterflies' wings have been mimicked by fashion designers to create a material called structurally coloured fibre. (Yuri Cortez ...

Lepidoptera, the name of the order that encompasses butterflies and moths, translates to “scaly wings” — as seen here on the wing of Morpho peleides. (Nipam Patel / UC Berkeley) “Each scale is…a ...