A simple neural change alters mating preferences in male butterflies, aiding rapid behavioral evolution, researchers report.

Heliconius are a group of tropical butterflies known for their wide variety of wing patterns and colors, which act as a warning to predators. Because wing coloration is crucial for their survival ...

The Florida Entomologist Vol. 88, No. 2, Jun., 2005 Dynamics of a Subtropical Population of ... Dynamics of a Subtropical Population of the Zebra Longwing Butterfly Heliconius charithonia (Nymphalidae ...

Butterflies display a remarkable diversity of wing patterns, caused by evolution, interbreeding and the mixing of genes. Tiger longwings (Heliconius hecale), can be found in Central America and ...

The study, published in Current Biology, investigates the neural foundations of behavioral innovation in Heliconius ...

Evolution of mate preference in polymorphic butterflies. These white Heliconius cydno alithea butterflies are mating on a passionflower vine, but the male had a choice between white and yellow ...

Male butterflies seek out mates with the same wing color as they find them more attractive, reveals new research. Genetics, vision and neural processing are all linked to mating behavior in ...