Male butterflies seek out mates with the same wing color as they find them more attractive, reveals new research. Genetics, vision and neural processing are all linked to mating behavior in Heliconius ...

Evolution of mate preference in polymorphic butterflies. These white Heliconius cydno alithea butterflies are mating on a passionflower vine, but the male had a choice between white and yellow-winged ...

Tropical Heliconius butterflies are well known for the bright colour patterns on their wings. These striking colour patterns not only scare off predators -- the butterflies are poisonous and are ...

Some male butterflies plug up their mates’ reproductive tracts to prevent them from having sex with rivals. Now, there’s evidence that they might not be doing so indiscriminately. The type and size of ...

Learn facts about the monarch butterfly, including how how to tell male and female monarchs apart and if monarchs are ...

Evolution of mate preference in polymorphic butterflies. These white Heliconius cydno alithea butterflies are mating on a passionflower vine, but the male had a choice between white and yellow-winged ...