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

A caterpillar-looking bug hangs out on a stem, minding its own business. Suddenly, forceps emerge, moving towards the ...

Comet moths lead tragically short lives, but leave behind an incredible legacy until it's time for them to die off.

Discover the imperial moth, one of North America’s largest and most striking silk moths. Learn about its range, life cycle, ...

When cocoon spotting, be prepared to search for a bit to find their hidden, silken lairs wrapped in fallen leaves, attached ...

Moths sometimes drink the tears of other animals, but the behavior has mostly been observed in the tropics. New photographs ...

It represents a milestone for Project Psyche, an international initiative aiming to sequence all 11,665 species of ...

They flutter under streetlights, chew holes in old jumpers, and vanish before you get a proper look at them, but moths are much more than just nighttime nuisances. These insects have surprisingly ...

The symptoms were strange. They were the same across multiple oak species—white, swamp white, black, red, post, shingle, ...