Moths and butterflies are in the Order Lepidoptera and just part of the world’s million plus species of insects. In North ...

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved those TV shows that tell us what a wild place nature can be. Jacques Cousteau, ...

A newly described moth from Crete’s western mountains has been named in honor of Pope Leo XIV. Researchers say the find adds ...

Ohio’s moth fauna is incredibly diverse. At least 2,000 species have been documented, and scores of others await discovery. I once heard an expert on “micro-moths” say that if we could find all of ...

A Madagascan hawkmoth, whose existence was predicted by Darwin and Wallace, has now been recognized as a new species. Known as Wallace's sphinx moth, the moth is famous for its enormous tongue—the ...

A genetic “cheat sheet” allows different species to display the same warning patterns.

Box tree moths, an invasive species of insects that can defoliate and kill boxwood shrubs, have been detected in Michigan.

Distinguished by its striking colors and a name that carries the weight of a high ecclesiastical office, a new species of ...