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 ...

Can you distinguish a moth from a butterfly? Ever seen a display of colorful tropical moths? Would you like to observe what species of moths are attracted to light traps? The Bohart Museum of ...

Every year, the bogong moth makes an epic journey across Australia. When the warmer days of spring spread across the country, billions of bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) up stakes and fly, unerringly ...

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 ...

More than 100 species of moths became darker to blend in with pollution during Britain’s industrial revolution, but did these different moth species all rely on the same gene to adapt? Two color ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan's largest moth is also North America's largest moth and it can be found as far north as the lower providences of Canada and as far south as Florida. The hyalophora ...

The Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge hosted its second annual Moth Night Out event Saturday night, July 19, at its headquarters in Liberty, Texas. Thousands turned out for the event. Twenty-five ...