Swathed in bright and beautiful colors, butterflies (Lepidoptera) are among the most diverse animals on the planet. There are ...

Examples of fossilized Lepidoptera scales: The oldest wing and body scales of primitive moths from the Schandelah-1 core photographed with transmitted light (magnification 630x). The scales are part ...

Fossil Lepidoptera have been reported from a few exceptional deposits. For example, butterflies are known from the famous Florissant fossil beds of North America dating from the Eocene epoch, 34 ...

Regier JC, Mitter C, Davis DR, Harrison TL, Sohn JC, Cummings MP, Zwick A, Mitter KT. 2015. A molecular phylogeny and revised classification for the oldest ditrysian moth lineages (Lepidoptera: ...

Males emerged mainly from cocoons produced by the smallest larvae, while females emerged mainly from cocoons by heavier larvae. Las poblaciones silvestres de Comadia redtenbacheri Hammerschmidt, ...

As we digitise the Lepidoptera collections we are georeferencing each record, mapping the distribution of the collections and revealing collecting trends since the mid-nineteenth century. To do this ...

On a mid-summer day in the snow tussock grasslands of the rugged Lammermoor Range in Otago more than 40 years ago, butterfly ...