Predators are far more likely to attack adult moths than caterpillars, highlighting the protective power of metamorphosis.

Miller moths migrate to the Rocky Mountains to forage for food. In this video, courtesy of Ecologist Adrian Carper, thousands of moths flutter around trees in the mountains.

The caterpillars, impressive in their own right, feed primarily on tree species in the Eugenia and Weinmannia genera for approximately two months before spinning cocoons of fine silk. Found primarily ...

Its caterpillars, which are lime green and have a black head, eat various species of grasses. Have you seen any of these "struggling" butterflies or moths in your long garden grass yet?

It’s that time of year again: fir tussock moth season. If you’re in Florida and have ventured outside lately anywhere with oak trees, you may have encountered a unique caterpillar — or ...

The white-lined sphinx moth ( Hyles lineata) is a North American sphingid sometimes mistaken for a hummingbird as it hovers ...

Pic Genuinely Shows Bagworm Moth Caterpillar and Its 'Little Log Cabin'? Experts said the insects were poorly understood in the scientific community. Madison Dapcevich Published Sept. 8, 2024 ...

Cindy Burkhardt Maynard had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then, it disappeared. Soon after, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit ...

Sphinx moths can fly up to 30 mph, and while hovering, they beat their wings 41 cycles per second (up and down), so fast that they make a buzzing sound. Composite of white-lined sphinx caterpillars.

In the caterpillar state, spongy moths "will devour almost anything leafy and green as they feed on over 250 species of plants, they have a strong preference for many of our trees, including oak ...

A toxic invasive species of caterpillar have been identified In New Hampshire for the first time in 75 years. Experts urge anyone who spots the browntail moth caterpillars to avoid touching them.

Browntail moth caterpillars, a toxic invasive insect species, have been identified In New Hampshire for the first time in 75 years, according to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.