Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England.

June means warm nights, summer solstice, fireflies … and the seldom-seen giant silk moths. Giant silk moths are members of the family Saturniidae and include some of the most spectacular native large ...

An invasive caterpillar species is posing a serious threat to a cherished native moth, even though the two never directly compete for food, according to new research from ecologists at the University ...

First, it was the spotted lanternfly wreaking havoc and killing trees and shrubbery in Bucks County and throughout Pennsylvania. Now, there's another invasive species chewing through vast numbers of ...

A pink- and caramel-colored elephant hawk-moth sitting on a leaf. The content of a small box on his roof terrace in central London has taught ecologist Tim Blackburn more about the natural world than ...

In 2022, researchers collected caterpillars off a plant in the arid highlands of the Andes Mountains of Chile, then patiently waited to see what they became. Two months later, adult moths, mostly ...

A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They stood out as unusual ...

A house in Australia harbored more than 400 moths and butterflies, and hundreds of other species, including ones never documented before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

On a steamy June evening, Curtis Eckerman embarks on a mothing expedition in the Bauerle Ranch greenbelt, in far South Austin. Towing a wagon full of supplies, he follows a narrow trail that leads ...

A new species of clearwing moth, Carmenta brachyclados, has been found in Port Talbot, Wales, and described by Natural History Museum scientists Not a native to the UK, the moth is a denizen of the ...