Scientists have discovered an insect that went extinct for more than 120 million years and featured many of the traits associated with modern butterflies including markings on the wing called eye ...

Some creatures can't pick sides, like this half-male, half-female leopard lacewing butterfly. Dual-sex animals like this one, called gynandromorphs, are also found in birds and crustaceans. This ...

A giant lacewing, not seen in eastern North America in more than 50 years, was discovered outside a Walmart in Arkansas, officials say. Penn State University For nearly 10 years, an insect discovered ...

QUESTION: Are ancient lacewings, which lived during the Cretaceous period, related to the butterfly? No. Ancient lacewings found in fossils from northern China are known as kalligrammatid lacewings ...

The butterfly shown has a completely unique pattern of colors because of a special trait — it has two different sexes. It looks like it was two butterflies cut down the middle and sewn together: One ...

For nearly 10 years, an insect discovered outside a Walmart was only thought to be an “interesting” finding. But when the doctoral student turned professor showed his class the bug during a 2020 ...