The Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest number of chromosomes out of all multicellular animals in the world. This insect ...

It's enough to set the hearts of butterfly researchers fluttering — they're getting more time to gather information on such butterflies as the early hairstreak and the eastern tailed blue. Another ...

The Atlas blue butterfly, a tiny insect from the mountain ranges of Morocco and Algeria, has just set a remarkable record. Scientists have confirmed that this delicate creature carries 229 pairs of ...

A video of a giant moth, bigger than the size of a human hand has been going viral over the internet. People are finding it hard to believe that the video is real and are questioning the size of the ...

You've heard of bird counts - well the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas is a forum where citizen scientists log their butterfly observations. The Atlas is reaching out for your votes. It's made it through ...

It's enough to set the hearts of butterfly researchers fluttering — they're getting more time to gather information on such butterflies as the early hairstreak and the eastern tailed blue. Another ...