The white-lined sphinx moth ( Hyles lineata) is a North American sphingid sometimes mistaken for a hummingbird as it hovers ...

Ermine moths, also known as Yponomeutidae, are a family of small-to-medium sized moths who typically range from 0.3–1.2 inches (8 to 31 mm) in wingspan. They are usually white, pale grey or drab ...

Survey Information. The Apple Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) attacks apple and crabapple.Surveys are conducted because of the presence of potential host material in Wyoming, potential ...

Ermine moths produce ultrasonic clicking sounds twice per wingbeat cycle using a minute corrugated membrane in their hindwing. Strikingly, ...

Under the darkness of night, bats use soundwaves to find moths to eat. However, these insects are not completely defenseless against bats. Some moths use their wings to produce an ultrasonic ...

An orchard has been infested with "unprecedented" numbers of ermine moths. The cider business, based near Kingsbury Episcopi in Somerset, has 15,000 trees and says at least half are currently ...

Farmer Julian added: "People sort of say 'oh they're just ermine moths' but they have no idea what it's turned into, where whole patches of orchard are deseminated.