The sphinx moth has a name that sounds straight out of mythology, but it actually reflects three very real creatures. Its name draws from the sphinx, the hawk, and the hummingbird — each describing ...

Lymantria dispar (say: “lie-man-tree-uh dis-par”), until most recently has been commonly known as the Gypsy moth. The moth now formerly known as the Gypsy moth has caused significant damage to more ...

Regime shifts in the Atlantic Ocean, which have subsequently affected the Baltic Sea, are also impacting moths in Lapland, ...

A newly discovered, rare species of moth appears to live only in the Florida scrub. Scientists hope that naming it will allow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, the bogong moth makes an epic journey across Australia. When the warmer days of spring spread across the country, ...

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

Ascalapha odorata, sometimes known as The Black Witch is a migratory moth found commonly in the tropics of the Americas 1. This moth is the largest insect in the continental United States with a ...

As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the pleasant flutter of butterflies in your garden during the day. And perhaps if you've left a porch light on during the night, you will ...

Several Okanagan residents are reporting some rather large visitors of the insect type over the last few days. And that ...