The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and evolution of butterflies and moths. New research reveals how the daily ...

New research uncovers the surprising role of plant scents in insect diets and evolution especially butterflies and moths.

A new study introduces the "Salient Aroma Hypothesis," which explains how varying plant aromas, particularly those released ...

Bullish (Video) Butterflies & Moths: Mimicry and the Amazing World of Lepidoptera Posted: March 14, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025 This 1930s footage explores the lifecycle and intricate ...

The Museum’s Lepidoptera collection is one of the oldest, largest and certainly the most type rich. The collection contains 12.5 million pinned specimens and one million papered specimens housed in 80 ...

See where in the UK the Museum's orange tip butterflies were collected during the past 150 years. As we digitise the Lepidoptera collections we are georeferencing each record, mapping the distribution ...