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

One look at a regal moth and you might mistake it for a type of flower, like a marigold. It is large, vividly orange, and comes equipped with wings that look like petals. Stick around long enough, ...

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 ...

It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths. Colorado is home to thousands of species of moths, many of which are ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

The natural world is full of seemingly bizarre relationships, some nearly unbelievable. Moths transferring orchid pollen on their eyeballs is one of those. The orchid family (Orchidaceae) is massive, ...

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 ...

“Blood, sweat and tears” is not only an idiom for hard work—it’s also what’s on the menu for moths David Lees and Alberto Zilli A convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli) in Bulgaria. Charles J.