Discover the microscopic dimensions of the smallest moths on the planet. With a wingspan of just 2.5 millimetres, the Stigmella maya is one of the most petite moths known to science. But just how ...

The butterfly effect has got nothing on moth mayhem. Thanks to warming temperatures, California could soon be under siege from a “gross” winged terror that ...

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...

The Habrosyne has a pattern like a Native American rug. The spiny oakworm moth is orange and pink. Some moths share a similar feature with certain grasshoppers and beetles – hindwings ...

A new species of moth has been discovered in a home in Wales after a pair of insects accidentally hitched a ride in a photographer’s boot bag, surviving a 4,500-mile trip across the globe.

A remarkable discovery has been made in a Welsh home where a new species of moth, native to South America, was found ...

Learn more. Proliferation of a fungus caused browntail moth populations to crater in 2024, which likely means that Maine residents will get relief from the forest pest this spring and summer ...

Certain moths can hear the ultrasonic cries by which bats locate their prey. The news is sent from ear to central nervous system by only two fibers. These can be tapped and the message decoded ...

New models predict that climate change will lead to an increase in invasive spongy moth outbreaks, already causing widespread damage to North American forests Date: January 6, 2025 ...