In early spring, when many overwintering insects begin to emerge, they need a readily available source of nourishment to ...

For the first time, biologists have linked the ribbony “tails” streaming from big, green luna moths’ hind wings with, of all things, a cozy climate. Those dangling wing tails rank among such ...

When I realized my porch lamp could be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of moths a year, I had to do something about it. In the process, I learned how important moths are to the environment ...

The mating pair of “four mirrors” moths as they’re popularly known in Mexico, or scientifically as Rothschildia orizaba, are evidence that the museum’s efforts to save some 2,600 cocoons ...

CORRECTS BUTTERFLY TO MOTH - A moth emerges from a cocoon while hanging from a clothesline in the gardens of the Natural History Museum in Mexico City, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco ...

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DENVER (KDVR) — It’s springtime in Colorado: Tornadoes have been marked on the Eastern Plains, the hillsides of the metro area are turning vibrant and green, and soon, migrating miller moths ...

The browntail moth population collapse that began in 2024 is continuing this year, which means a less itchy spring for Maine residents. Browntail moth caterpillars shed microscopic hairs that ...

Two hand-sized "four mirrors" moths mate for hours beside cocoons they emerged from—proof that saving 2,600 abandoned cocoons was worth it for biologist María Eugenia Díaz Batres, who’s ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two moths the size of a hand, their wings patterned with brown and pink around four translucent sections, mate for hours hanging from a line alongside cocoons like the ones ...

This is an insect that is causing severe damage to boxwoods called the box tree moth. It was first discovered in Loveland, Ohio, in 2003. Since then, Loveland has been called the "epicenter" of ...