When our first batch of blue morpho butterflies began to emerge from their chrysalises in 2015, we were there to catch the process on film. Each individual butterfly takes only one or two minutes to ...

Luke says, 'The blue morpho makes my work a little easier. Its emergence success rate (when a butterfly safely breaks out of its chrysalis and survives) is nearly 100% and it flies in virtually all ...

The paper kite butterfly’s chrysalises take on a golden color to send a warning to birds that they are not safe to eat, while the striped blue crow’s silver chrysalises camouflage them with ...

A group of Osaka University researchers has developed a novel design for daylight window panes inspired by the structure of the Morpho butterfly wings that shine in a brilliant blue. The pane ...

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House at Faust Park is back open after being closed during January for annual maintenance. The Butterfly House is as beautiful as ever, with 1,500 blue morpho ...