Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might help. Collectively called Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies account for ...

We decide whether to spray for buck moth caterpillars based on how large the population was in your trees last spring, adult populations observed in the fall, the observation of many caterpillar ...

[The name of The Nature Conservancy has been updated in this story]. Many pollinators, including butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles and even common flies, call Ohio home. Over 130 species of ...

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average caterpillar has a very restrictive diet, feeding on only a few plants, and some ...

How ancient gene transfers, genomes, and pollination shaped moths and butterflies - and why their sudden decline is raising ...

The invasive spongy moth and its caterpillars can decimate a garden. Here’s how to fight back. By Margaret Roach Until this year, the only spongy moths I had encountered were the winged adults — the ...

The perfect plants to attract these pollinators and create a biodiverse yard ...

If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, you would hear it as much as you would see it. The walls shiver with tiny ...

New research shows climate change may push monarch butterflies farther south and make their long migration harder in the ...

Caterpillars and butterflies have been a part of classrooms since the very beginning of a child’s schooling. At an early age, almost every kid knows that a caterpillar will eat leaves, cocoon itself, ...