NAIROBI, Kenya — What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what might be Africa's largest butterfly collection in a suburb of Kenya's capital. Steve Collins ...

Collins has 1.2 million butterflies from across Africa delicately pinned in frames and stored in rows of shelves, with another 3 million in envelopes. ''They need to be kept in dark spaces," he said.

A butterfly rests on the nose of assistant butterfly collector Edgar Emojong at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 9, 2024. [AP Photo/Brian Inganga] Brian Inganga ...

Butterflies are abundant in the Central African Republic. It is home to nearly 600 identified species, many brilliantly colored, some as big as a saucer. Clouds of the fluttering insects often ...

Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. The new species was ...

Visitors will have a chance to see butterflies from various parts of the world, including Central, North and South America, Africa, and Asia.