CHICO — Chico biologist Sterling Mattoon is donating his extensive collection of 60,000 butterfly specimens to the University of Florida — after more than 70 years of collecting.

I ran up to it and I caught it." That was the beginning of Kawahara's butterfly collection. "I still have that specimen," he says. "And the handwriting from when I was eight years old is on the label.

Michigan's tropical oasis features over 1,000 butterflies from 60-80 species, interactive experiences with hedgehogs, turtles ...

His father, the renowned conceptual artist On Kawara, had introduced him to butterfly collecting early, and Akito had already amassed about 500 of his own specimens. Seeing the enormous cabinets ...

A New Zealand enthusiast spent half a century amassing one of the world's largest private butterfly collections. As death nears, he has handed this life's work of 20,000 specimens to a museum.

Dailey got into the butterfly business after gifting his wife a butterfly specimen. "I thought she’d like it. As soon as I gave it to her, I could just tell, no. You could see by her face.

Students drew inspiration from bird and butterfly specimens, rod puppets from West Java, and marine fossils, among other objects. For Cynthia Lin, a Yale junior, the cigar boxes ignited a creative ...

Lepidopterist Michael Braby is sitting in his lab, peering at a photo of a butterfly specimen on his computer screen – just as he’s done countless times before. He has no inkling that he’s about to ...