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Male (top) and female (bottom) sunburst cerulean-satyr butterflies are finally considered one species.
science

DNA Barcoding Shows That Two Butterfly Species Are One and the Same

They're an extreme case of sexual dimorphism.
Kelsey Kennedy July 28, 2017
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This California Man Has Dedicated His Backyard to Saving a Butterfly

Biologist Tim Wong has been successfully raising California pipevine swallowtails for years.
Cara Giaimo May 12, 2017
Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.
butterflies

Mexico Just Shut Down a Lot of Sawmills in its Massive Monarch Butterfly Reserve

It's also a United Nations World Heritage Site.
Erik Shilling September 21, 2016
butterflies

Watch a Caterpillar Become a Butterfly in Under 3 Minutes

A stunning transformation in time-lapse format.
Atlas Obscura June 24, 2016
Hampyeong Expo Park
Hampyeong, South Korea

Hampyeong Expo Park

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.
clutters of Monarchs
Goleta, California

Goleta Monarch Butterfly Grove

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.
Vladimir Nabokov's butterfly collection in the Nabokov Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nabokov's Butterflies

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.
nature

9 Essential Stops on an Entomologist’s Dream Vacation

Nine locations where bug lovers can while away the hours marveling at the world's smaller citizens.
Meg Neal June 22, 2016
Nabokov is so jealous right now
Volos, Greece

Entomological Museum of Volos

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.
Frewville, Australia

The Butterfly Room

Hundreds of tiny dead butterfly eyes gaze down at diners in this Australian eatery.
Butterflies swarm Petaloudes Valley
Egeo, Greece

Valley of the Butterflies

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.
butterflies

FOUND: Ancient Winged Insects Were So Close to Being Butterflies

Sarah Laskow February 4, 2016
Zoro (Butterfly) Garden today
San Diego, California

Zoro Garden

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.
Monarchs in Michoacán
El Rosario, Mexico

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
ghost towns

El Segundo Butterfly Preserve: An Airport Ghost Town Turned Rare Wildlife Refuge

Thomas Ochoa November 11, 2013
El Segundo Blue Butterfly
Los Angeles, California

The El Segundo Butterfly Preserve

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Rainbow's End Butterfly Farm
Pawling, New York

Rainbow's End Butterfly Farm

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.