A cecropia moth is hard to miss in the garden. Learn facts about one of the largest and most beautiful moths in America.

It's not a butterfly — it's a moth! Learn how to identify the promethea silk moth, a beautifully patterned backyard visitor.

It undergoes five larval stages, or instars, before it is mature enough to transform into a pupa, or chrysalis, by wrapping itself in a cocoon made of coarse brown silk (this moth belongs to the ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant ... produce silk similar to the product created by domesticated silkworms. It is secreted as strong, brown, broken strands ...