An elusive species of butterfly, which is the second largest in the UK, has been sighted at a National Trust estate.The ...

After six generations of selective breeding, the peak reflection had shifted well into the purple at 400nm. (Six generations in this species take less than a year.

The Purple Emperor is rare among butterflies. It avoids flowers, preferring rotting animal corpses, faeces, mud puddles - and even human sweat. It dwells high in the tree tops in the domain of birds.

Scientists found an “iridescent,” purple-winged butterfly at an Australia park and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Braby (2024) As sunlight was shining on a ...