Butterflies get their colours in two ways; through pigmentation and through refraction. The first uses certain chemicals to make their wings appear in different colours, the second uses different structures to refract the light, giving off vibrant and iridescent colours.…

Butterflies have six legs, in two pairs of three arranged on either side of their thorax. While they use their wings to get about, their legs are important for standing on vegetation to feed, mate and lay eggs. Do butterflies…

The best way to create a butterfly garden is to provide the three things these colourful insects need most; food, shelter and water. From planting butterfly-friendly plants to providing a handy log pile for these sleepy insects to rest in,…

Unfortunately, a butterfly’s wings do not grow back once they are damaged or removed. Being very fragile the wings are easily injured. A small amount of damage can usually be survived but too much can cause the butterfly to be…

Butterflies do not mate for life, though many of them will only mate once before they die. Most females may only have one partner, but males will seek out several individuals to mate with to increase the amount of young…

Butterflies don’t communicate with speech like humans but have many other subtle ways to get their meaning across. From the anger they portray in their aerial flights, to the wafts of love they release to help find their mate, they…