In a pair of papers published in the journal Nature, scientists uncover how and when moths became black. One paper shows that the same gene that controls the black color also dictates color and ...

Check out 6 pictures that will change the way you look at moths. Found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, this silk moth’s unique pale green color and long tails make it easy to ...

"I have a little brown cocoon of an idea that may possibly expand into a magnificent moth of fulfilment," − Lucy Maud Montgomery Moths ... underwing and many other colorful monikers.

Unlike most pollinating moths, which feed during the day, it remains nocturnal and has developed excellent night vision. It can even detect a flower's color with only moonlight as a guide.

With a typical wingspan of about 4½ inches, long, graceful tails on their hindwings, and a light green color, luna moths are one of the largest and most beautiful moths in North America.

Gypsy moths have since spread throughout the Northeast and into parts of the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes states, including Indiana.

The so-called disco gene might be behind a stark difference in flight patterns in two colorful moths. The findings are described in a study published August 27 in the journal Proceedings of the ...