"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding ...

Lepidoptera, as they are known to scientists, are familiar creatures that are not only welcome guests in many gardens, they are also essential to certain flowering species' survival.

Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern ...

Sarah Venter receives funding from the Baobab Foundation. Baobabs are sometimes called “upside-down trees”, because their branches look like roots reaching skywards. Of the eight species of baobab in ...

In North America, five families of moths have caterpillars that can deliver painful stings. Find out which ones in this article.

Native to Southeast Asia, Atlas moths have wingspans reaching 30 centimetres, making them among the largest moths alive. Found in Papua New Guinea, Hercules moths possess massive wingspans up to 27 ...

The Luna Moth stamps, pictured above, are the first stamps in the history of USPS to be based on art from Alfred University. The United States Postal Service has released its new stamp series Luna ...

MAKANDA, Ill. — National Moth Week may almost be over, but there's still plenty of time to get out there and celebrate! Started in 2012 by the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission, ...

I have a new favorite book, “Night Magic,” by New York Times bestselling nature writer, Leigh Ann Henion. The book is aptly named as, chapter by chapter, through nighttime experiences in each season, ...

Two hand-sized "four mirrors" moths mate for hours beside cocoons they emerged from—proof that saving 2,600 abandoned cocoons was worth it for biologist María Eugenia Díaz Batres, who’s cared for ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two moths the size of a hand, their wings patterned with brown and pink around four translucent sections, mate for hours hanging from a line alongside cocoons like the ones they ...