What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...

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

Polyphemus moths do not eat; like the rest of the Saturniids, they emerge from their cocoons with vestigial mouthparts. Their adult lives are devoted to reproduction.

This beautiful Polyphemus moth, with false eye spots on its wings, is one of the largest silk moths in North America, and has a wingspan of 4-6 inches.

This Polyphemus moth perched on Jin the cat’s head. As the owner petted Jin, their dog, Cachi, started freaking out at the ...

Polyphemus moths, with a 4- to 6-inch wingspan, are members of the giant silkworm moth family. Silkworm moths are among the largest moths in the United States.

Tami Gingrich outlines the effects of light pollution on native moth populations and makes suggestions for helping them.

Our moth was about five inches wide, and it sat unmoving at the bottom of the butterfly garden while I took some photos. I left the lid open after taking the photos, and by morning it had flown ...

The Polyphemus Moth is a mellow brown and has a 6-inch wingspan. Its large purple and yellow eyespots located on its hind wings are its most notable, arresting feature.

Other large, related moths are native to the United States, like Cecropia moths (the largest in North America) and Polyphemus moths.Please don’t squish them.. The exact origins of the one moth ...