Jannique Mulder-Slater is a 16-year-old aspiring entomologist from Bocabec, N.B., who found three rare cecropia moths in her ...

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.

North America’s Promethea moth (Callosamia promethea) has a link to Greek mythology, too: Prometheus was the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.

These invasive moths are poised to proliferate across North America Much of the continent’s climate is “very suitable” for box tree moths, researchers say. May 19, 2024 More than 1 year ago ...

This shift probably took place some 100 million years ago when a rogue lineage of moths moved dayward. The findings, published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, shed light on the origins of ...

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try." ...

More than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction, the research found. ... beetles, butterflies, moths, flower flies, bats, and hummingbirds.

Butterfly tree of life traced back to North America 100 million years ago. (Image credit: Kawahara et al) After evolving, butterflies spread to what is now South America.

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.