Last week I received an email from my father who sent me a photograph of a moth that he spotted in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, where he lives. The moth was seen during the day. It was a day flying ...

Because it is also colorful, people often mistake this moth for a butterfly. It’s a Canadian import that used to be far more ...

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research from the University of Sussex, published today (Wednesday 29 March 2023).

This sleep-regulating gene could be the reason two similar species fly at different times of day. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

Nocturnal rosy maple moths invested more energy in their sense of smell, whereas the day-flying oakworm moth produced more genes associated with vision. There were, however, no differences in the ...

Also moths aren't just restricted to the night time, and being drab in colour. Some moths are day flying and they can come in a great variety of shapes and colours. How to attract moths to your garden ...

And so, unfortunately, moths have remained out of the spotlight (so to speak) as one of the vital animal groups vanishing quickly.It is estimated that 90 percent of moth species have caterpillars ...

These are a group of day-flying moths with brightly coloured hindwings and are often mistaken for butterflies. The digitisers have taken high-quality images and recorded essential data to release this ...

These day-flying moths exclusively eat the alkaloid-laden leaves and seeds of rattlebox plants. They then use the toxin to guard their eggs and deter predators in later life stages.