The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually kill the shrub. Infestations are identified by yellowing leaves, small green caterpillars with black stripes ...

The next time you’re near a patch of flowers and you think you see a hummingbird zip by, take a closer look! It just might be a hummingbird moth, a lesser-known but important pollinator.

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...

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

A gypsy moth caterpillar crawls along partially eaten leaves of a tree in Trenton, N.J. The spongy moth caterpillar has a yellow and black head, a hairy body with pairs of blue spots, followed by ...

If you spot a caterpillar in your garden, it's likely at the larval stage of becoming a moth or butterfly. Despite their intriguing colours, they are known for their huge appetites for plants ...

If you live in or near lots of trees, your chances of getting more different kinds of moths increase because trees provide food and shelter for the caterpillars. It seems a shame to be scared of ...

The trees’ flowers attract moths by producing nectar at night, when the moths are most active. The larvae of moths, caterpillars, also play a vital role in ecosystems. For example, the larvae of ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. If author and illustrator Matt Kracht of "A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever" has to look at these birds, so do you ...

Sphinx pinastri, including moth, eggs and caterpillar. Published in 1885. Moth line art Twin-spotted sphinx moth. Flying insect butterfly. Design element for icon, logo, tattoo, coloring book. Vector ...

DEDHAM, Maine — The Maine Forest Service is encouraging Mainers to remove browntail moth webs from trees before caterpillars emerge in April. Browntail moths are a harmful invasive species. Not only ...

Reportedly, not just the biggest moth but it is also one of the biggest insects. Its wings can stretch up to 25 to 30 centimetres, whereas its surface area size is 157 square centimetres. The moth is ...