Butterflies might get all the credit for being the pretty ones, but moths can definitely share the spotlight. Some of these creatures have wings that shimmer, colors that rival gemstones ...

Samples of female spongy moths and larvae — part of a hundred year old collection at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The female moths have wings but are flightless.

What’s the difference between moths and butterflies, in evolutionary terms? — David Hayes | Baltimore, Maryland Night and day—literally. Most moths are nocturnal; butterflies are essentially ...

DeflectionLuna moths flutter their wing “tails” to throw incoming bats off target, often diverting attack. Art by Jessica Wang. Sources: Jesse R. Barber, Boise State University; Akito Y.

But the good news is populations appear to be dwindling. It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early April — when the adult codling moth, a little grayish-brown ...