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Did you know that despite its lack of flashy colors, the Grey Pansy from India and Southeast Asia is one of the most beautiful butterflies in the world?


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Comet Moth!

First Friday of 2026 in the AMNH Butterfly Vivarium: The comet moth or Madagascan moon moth! The adult moth cannot feed and lives for only 4 to 5 days. The genus name Argema is Greek for “speckled eye” referencing the abundance of eyespots on their wings, warding off predators.


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The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way.

Every year, monarchs travel thousands of miles from Canada to the oyamel fir forests of Mexico. To navigate, they use a set of internal compasses. But the exact physiology has mystified scientists for decades: How does an insect wit...


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