Why are rosy maple moths so brightly colored? The color doesn’t camouflage them very well in the woodland environment, but many species of moth have evolved bright coloration to deter predators ...

The genus Anisota contains the less conspicuous pink-striped oak worm moths, which have delicate ochre, umber, and marl grades. Males of this species prefer to fly throughout the day, while ...

Photographs allegedly showing a species of moth named "Neopalpa donaldtrumpi" were published on a webpage in late September 2024.The purported moths had tufts of blond hair and displayed pink ...

The movement of moths inspires a new music project by composer Ellie Wilson. She used data shared by ecologists to create a piece where the insects take center stage.

The planet’s over 160,000 moth species are best known for their nighttime flights and being power pollinators.Now, some moths are opening an evolutionary window into how one species can diverge ...

Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 kilometers from Australian plains to mountain caves to escape the summer heat. The stars may help them get there.

An adult female sphinx moth can lay up to 1,000 eggs, but if her population is neither shrinking nor expanding, the average number of eggs that survive to reproduce is two, one for herself and one for ...

Sphinx moths run a gauntlet to complete their life cycle, but this is the way it is for all species. Jeff Mitton is an emeritus professor of the University of Colorado Boulder Department of ...

The rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) is a species within the Saturniidae family, which contains some of the largest species of moths in the world including royal moths, emperor moths, and ...