For example, this tiger moth, or Chionarctia nivea, is having his glands inflated by hand. If you see an animal like this, don't kill him or be scared. He's just looking for a good time.

Those that do gain entry may encounter alternating sterile and fertile anthers (the male part that produces pollen) and ...

The witch is back.After a four-year hiatus, black witch moths – imposing but harmless creatures with a 7-inch wingspan – have begun to show up in large numbers again across Southern California ...

The moth’s characteristic that really turns heads are those massive furry things streaking away from the Creatonotos’ abdomen; those dangly organs are its scent organs, called coremata.

The adult female moth is "exceptionally capable" of selecting the appropriate leaves on which to lay her eggs, Andren said. A side view of a southern pink underwing moth caterpillar.

It's been compared to a fluffy dog, a Pokemon character and a Power Rangers villain — but whatever it is, the Venezuelan poodle moth has captured the Internet like Mothra in a bad Japanese movie ...

We know of around 22,000 species in Australia, and among those are some seriously charismatic and colourful characters. So much so that they’ll turn the idea of moths as the ‘ugly sister’ of ...

Weird Moth Genitals Reveal 3 New Species. Three new species of "micro" moths have been identified in South Africa's Tswaing Reserve through, in part, a thorough exam of the their genitalia.

female moths leave the mammal to lay their eggs in the feces. The eggs eventually hatch and the moth larvae feed on the poop; then, as adults, they fly up into the canopy to nestle in a sloth’s fur.