A nonprofit organization in East Brunswick, New Jersey started National Moth Week in 2012. The Friends of the East Brunswick ...

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...

Perched on the front yard trampoline under a big maple tree in 2020, Cloquet teenager Aili Buytaert wasn't sure what to think ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

From rainbow beetles to orchid mantises, explore 10 rarest, most colourful insects. These vibrant creatures showcase nature’s ...

From rainbow beetles to orchid mantises, explore 10 rarest, most colourful insects. These vibrant creatures showcase nature’s ...

Jannique Mulder-Slater is a 16-year-old aspiring entomologist from Bocabec, N.B., who found three rare cecropia moths in her neighbourhood. After one of the moths laid eggs, Mulder-Slater decided ...

A 16-year-old aspiring entomologist from the Saint Andrews area found three rare cecropia moths in her neighbourhood.After one of them laid eggs, Jannique Mulder-Slater of Bocabec decided to raise ...

Moths such as the Luna Moth are also featured, with additional species like the Cecropia Moth expected later in the season.

The Cecropia Moth doesn’t do subtle. It has a wingspan that can stretch over 6 inches, and the North American native puts on a full visual display: rust-red wings, crescent-shaped white spots ...

A cecropia moth is hard to miss in the garden. Learn facts about one of the largest and most beautiful moths in America.

Once a cecropia moth becomes it's well-decorated adult version of itself, its life is nearly over. Adult females can't eat. They only live a few weeks so they can mate and do this: lay eggs.