Blue butterfly pea is a perennial tropical vine known for its striking, vibrant blue flowers. It has an interesting botanical name, Clitoria ternatea, because the flower’s shape resembles a human ...
In 2000, a remarkable discovery was made in a refuge area near Corvallis, Oregon: the sighting of the Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi), a species thought to be extinct. This ...
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Blue Morpho butterflies are back at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly house to kick off the spring break season. Celebrating the final days of winter, more than 1,500 blue morpho ...
Jana Johnson was a struggling grad student in 2003 when she first met the butterfly that would change her life. She was 34, with two little boys and a crumbling marriage. Her research into the effect ...
The endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly, a symbol of conservation efforts in the South Bay, is the subject of a recently launched mural project created to help inspire youth and raise environmental ...
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Atlas blue butterfly for the first time and confirmed it holds the highest chromosome number among multicellular animals. The butterfly lives in the ...
Corrections & Clarifications: The article has been updated to correctly reflect the Fender's blue butterfly's downlisting on the Endangered Species List. It remains on the list as "threatened." The ...
Coinciding with LA Fleet Week, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy joined U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Brad Rosen for a release of endangered Palos Verdes Blue Butterflies at historic breeding ...