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).

On a mid-summer day in the snow tussock grasslands of the rugged Lammermoor Range in Otago more than 40 years ago, butterfly ...

Bogong moths migrate hundreds of kilometres and back each year using the southern night sky as their compass.

Bogong moths use both Earth's magnetic field and the starry night sky to make twice-yearly migrations spanning hundreds of ...

Both male and female rosy moths fly exclusively at night. Pink-striped oakworm moths, in the genus Anisota, are less flashy, with subtle grades of ocher, umber and marl.

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 ...

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 ...