Here we show, using data of 473 European butterfly and dragonfly species, that dark-coloured insect species are favoured in cooler climates and light-coloured species in warmer climates.

The study is published in Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS4874.. CONTACT. Dirk Zeuss Mobile: +49 6421 28 23381 E-mail: [email protected] Stefan Brunzel Phone: +49 6424 ...

Climate change has led to a `lightening up of butterflies and dragonflies in Europe, a study has found. Warmer temperatures have caused lighter-coloured species to out-compete darker varieties in ...

The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is one of the most exquisite in the natural world. Within the chrysalis, an inching, cylindrical eating machine remakes itself into a beautiful ...

If you are seeking a blue morpho butterfly, one of the world's most spectacular and brilliantly-coloured rainforest creatures, you wouldn't normally head for St Albans. But that is about to change.

The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast Michigan, migration watchers say. "Monarch butterflies are of the most recognizable and beloved butterfly in North and Central America.

You’ll see these insects skipping their way through the air alongside the smaller and duskier-coloured ... Common Blue butterflies, ... that all is well with this butterfly — and the other 58 ...