From late November through December, the adult buck moths, which have charcoal black-and-white wings and rusty orange on ...

But in the forests of East, Southeast and South Asia, there lives a moth called Macrocilix maia, who’s known for having a bit more of an … off-putting appearance. At first glance, Macrocilix maias’ ...

Moths are furry in a way that butterflies are not, and the big species have plump bodies, thick, powdery coats and antennae shaped like fossilized ferns. Many people know the swallow-tailed luna moth ...

The Luna Moth, as a winged adult, can live up to a week before it mates, lays eggs and the life cycle begins again. Like most moths it is is mostly seen at night. It's wingspan can be up to 4 1/2 ...

Some moth species have evolved long wing tails that flutter and twist as the moth flies, which distract hungry bats. Christopher Intagliata reports. If you've ever watched a moth flutter clumsily ...

False-colour 3D representation of a 0.21 mm x 0.28 mm wing section of the moth Lasiocampa quercus showing structure, diversity and arrangement of base scales (orange) and cover scales (blue and yellow ...

The butterfly is universally loved, but its close cousin, the moth, is not. You don't find grade-schoolers knocking on the Halloween door costumed as a moth. Schoolyards are not planted with moth ...