A delicate purple butterfly made of smooth, air-dry clay cracks apart with the most satisfying, crisp sound, revealing its soft, powdery layers inside. Each gentle press and break creates a ...

They're out to bait the Purple Emperor, one of Britain's most elusive butterflies, whose beauty disguises some filthy feeding habits. You never forget your first time, says butterfly enthusiast ...

In just six generations of selection, they took a brown butterfly and shifted it to a rich, purple color. Turning a "brown bush" purple. The species chosen for this work was Bicyclus anynana, ...

The male purple emperor butterfly boasts an iridescent colour on its wings, while the females are brown One of Britain's largest butterflies has been seen in Derbyshire for the first time since ...

The Red-spotted Purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) among most beautiful of 165 species of butterflys in South Carolina.

Goat willow trees are being planted because the "iconic" purple emperor butterfly uses them as a habitat. The purple emperor is often found in southern England but conservationists hope it will ...

The butterfly, one of the largest in the UK, is confined to central and southern England woodland. This photo was also taken by Phillip Lowe at Knepp Safaris in July 2015.