10 ways to transport yourself for a while Nov 1, 2009
Wander through the tropical indoor gardens, where upward of 4,000 butterflies and moths flutter among the vegetation in the 8,000-square-foot conservatory. It won t just look like the rain forest. (Boston Globe)
Plants which draw wildlife Oct 14, 2009
Butterflies and moths, bees and hummingbirds look for plants that provide pollen and nectar. Insect pollinators favor plants with broad leaves for laying their eggs and then providing forage for their hungry larvae. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Moth, butterfly donation fills museum's gaps Oct 13, 2009
2 million butterflies and moths recently donated to the Florida Museum of Natural History ... includes butterflies from every continent except and is thought to be the largest private collection of butterflies and moths ever donated ... Scientists will comb through the butterflies and moths, labeling and mounting them, then gradually incorporating them into the museum over the next three years. (USA Today -- Tech)
Butterflies Being Counted In China, Australia And Israel Sep 9, 2009
In Germany the UFZ set up the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme five years ago together with the German Society for the Conservation of Butterflies and Moths (GfS) ... Butterfly monitoring in Germany was a core theme at the first German-Chinese workshop on butterflies and moths last week. (Science Daily)
National Academy as National Enquirer? PNAS Publishes Theory That Caterpillars Originated from Interspecies Sex Aug 25, 2009
Caterpillars transform into butterflies and moths via a radical process known as metamorphosis, where their bodies virtually turn to soup and develop anew. Since Darwin, biologists have believed that the larval and the adult forms of insects evolved from a common ancestor. (Scientific American)
* Britain's disappearing butterflies May 2, 2009
25 million butterflies and moths gathered by Rothschild are stored in mahogany cabinets. This amazing collection of foreign butterflies with iridescent wings of purple, green and gold will be auctioned by Bonhams at the end of this month. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Celebrity readers read Seuss at Brown School Apr 7, 2009
Speaking to younger students at the Brown, she shared photographs of butterflies and moths. Along with life cycle stages, the slides showed how these insects sleep, breathe and protect themselves. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Biodiversity in the Upper San Pedro River Basin Mar 13, 2009
Consequently, this is one of the most popular places in the United States for birders and lepidopterists (those with an interest in butterflies and moths). Its high biodiversity results from many factors, including proximity to the subtropics, the north-south orientation of the San Pedro River, two annual rainy seasons, geology and more. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Butterfly Found To Be New Species, Because Of Its Mustache Mar 3, 2009
Blanca Huertas, butterfly curator at the Natural History Museum, who discovered and described the new species said: "The collections here at the Natural History Museum are a treasure trove to be explored. We have almost nine million butterflies and moths in our collections, a comprehensive example of the Earth s diversity. But there are many new species still waiting to be discovered, both in museum collections and in the field.". Huertas discovered the new species in the wild when she traveled,... (Science Daily)
New butterfly found with mustache disguise Feb 21, 2009
"We have almost 9 million butterflies and moths in our collections, a comprehensive example of the Earth's diversity," Huertas said. "But there are many new species still waiting to be discovered, both in museum collections and in the field.". (MSNBC -- Environment)
