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Butterflies, Moths, and Other Insects

Welcome to Butterfliessite.com. This site features news clips about butterflies, moths, other insects, and arachids, butterfly and moth species profiles with photos of adult and larval stages, and (often) videos, and other articles of interest to those interested in "bugs."

Butterflies, Moths, and Other Insects in the News

Watch current news videos about butterflies, moths, other insects, spiders, and arachnids.

Featured Butterfly, Moth, and Insect Articles

Article excerpt: Damselflies are colorful insects with a long thin body. In fact, my youngest sister used to call damselflies "thermometers" when she was a small child due to their thin body. And indeed, they do resemble winged thermometers! Damselflies are similar to dragonflies except for... Read the full article: Damselflies

Article excerpt: Most people aren't nearly as familar with the isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) as they are with its caterpillar, the banded woolly bear. In fact, there is even a widespread myth that you can tell the weather by looking at the banded woolly bear. The banded woolly bear (also called the woolly worm) has three bands. Two outer black bands and one middle reddish-brown band. It is a common belief that you can tell how severe the winter will be by the amount of black on the woolly bear... Read the full article: Isabella Tiger Moth

Article excerpt: Butterflies face threats from several sources. The biggest threat to butterflies comes from humans. Butterflies have evolved to evade most predators (e.g., birds and spiders) through adaptive coloration of their larval, pupal, and adult life stages, but they have not adapted to evading the dangers posed by humans. Read the full article: Threats to Butterfly Survival

Article excerpt: I remember the first time I ever saw a hummingbird moth. It was hovering over the flower of a butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii). At first I wasn't even sure that it was an insect, but upon closer inspection I realized that what I was seeing was a hummingbird moth and not a hummingbird... Read the full article: Hummingbird Moth

Article excerpt: With a wingspan of between 3.5-4 inches (8.9-10.1 cm) luna moths are the largest moths in North America. They are pale green moths that have four eye spots - one on each of their four wings. Their bodies are furry and white... Read the full article: Luna Moth

Article excerpt: The common hairstreak (Strymon melinux) is also known as the gray hairstreak. They are small butterflies and are commonly seen as their name suggests. Despite their small size they are very pretty butterflies. Read the full article: Common Hairstreak

Article excerpt:The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is one of the most well-known butterflies due to its beauty and large size. During the fall, monarch butterflies migrate to California and Mexico for the winter and return to the north during the spring. During this migration large groups or flocks of monarch butterlies can be seen together... Read the full article: Monarch Butterfly

Rainforest Insects

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