Tag: Butterfly

In December 1972, at the 139th annual meeting of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), meteorologist Edward Lorenz posed a question: “Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” Well, that’s a metaphor! A...

In December 1972, at the 139th annual meeting of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), meteorologist Edward Lorenz posed a question: “Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” Well, that’s a metaphor! A...

On Wednesday evenings at 6, J. Eric Cook, 56, begins ringing his bell in Washington Square Park. It’s his way of reminding the crowd about what he calls the “ongoing, regular harassment of artists” by the parks department and the police. Along with Kanami Kusaijama, 26, an interpre...

One of Britain’s rarest butterflies, it is found on coastal landslips and collapsed cliffs where its caterpillar host plant, Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata, Plantaginaceae), grows. It is most abundant (for very low values of abundance) on the Isle of Wight, with even smaller number...

I vividly remember seeing the Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) pictured in a butterfly book when I was about five years old. Since that moment, this species has lived rent free in my head and then finally, after 25 years, it happened. To help paint the picture of why finding this butterfly made me...

The rows of false eyes on the wings of the Scotch argus butterfly (Erebia aethiops) are the source of its name — from the hundred-eyed hero of Greek mythology who was constantly on the alert for enemies. The false eyes on the female are particularly well pronounced. As the butterflies shelter ...